Inside Virttex, Ford's Driver Distraction Simulator

An anonymous reader writes "After my collision the world went blank but I didn't see angels and harps because the highway and the crash situation were imaginary, created inside Ford's Virttex (virtual text track experiment cockpit simulator). Functioning much like a simulator for pilots, this domed virtual world on pitching and sliding stilts has been used to test car cockpits and instruments since 2001. It played a role in the development of recent center stacks such as MyFord Touch. In recent years, Ford used Virttex driver distraction research to learn more about what causes driver inattention and what countermeasures Ford can embed into cars to keep people like me from becoming another Darwinian statistic. It also gives Ford a leg up on the competition — Ford says it's the only automaker in the U.S. with a virtual reality simulator of this magnitude."

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Re:We should test all drivers inside simulator als

[Taco Cowboy]

I believe it comes time to upgrade the DMV with simulator, and those who want to obtain a driver license must first demonstrate their skills in the simulator

 
I believe the same thing about marriage licenses.

 
Luckily, for marriage, there is a thing known as "living together", ala the "try-first-if-you-like-it-let's-get-married-if-you-don't-bye-bye" alternative

And then ... there's the totally legal "Prenuptial Agreement" contract available