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Your Car Will Soon Sense If You're Tired Or Not Paying Attention
cartechboy writes "Distracted driving is a large issue, and it's getting worse as we become more entangled with our technology. To help combat this growing problem Volvo is showing off new technology that allows the car to sense when a driver is tired or not paying attention. The system bathes the driver in infrared light that can pick up the driver's position and eye movements. If the driver becomes inattentive or begins to drift off to sleep, it will alert you. Besides the safety aspect of this system, it will also be able to recognize the person sitting behind the wheel, allowing the car to tailor itself to that person's stored preferences. Further, it will be able to adjust the vehicle's exterior lighting in the direction the driver is looking based on the detected eye movement. Volvo's quick to note the system can't photograph the driver. People, the future is coming, and your vehicle is going to be watching you."
Perhaps there would be incentives in form of reduced insurance premiums. (That would actually make perfect sense, insurance companies tend to give benefits to people exhibiting responsible behavior.)
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The system bathes the driver in infrared light
Anyone else feels like this is going to be a strain on our eyes?
Yeah, and I hate how that evil government makes me purchase seat belts and air bags. And brakes, not just that, but brakes that meet safety standards. Stupid government "knowing best".
Remember kids, Ford owns Volvo (and Jaguar, and some others)
That was true about a decade ago. Ford sold Volvo to a Chinese company is 2010 and sold Jaguar to an Indian company in 2008.
So, when you hear "don't worry it won't photograph you", just keep that in mind.
Keep what in mind, then? That they used to own Volvo and Jaguar? I'm not sure how that is relevant.
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You will be watching your car watching YOU!
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
You don't shop much. Rear view cams can be had for $15 and a mirror monitor for about the same on Amazon, eBay, Alibaba, and other places. If you consider $30 to been incredibly pricey then may I suggest you join the 21st century and stop valuing costs like you're spending 1969 dollars. Cokes aren't a nickel and sadly a dime bag costs way more than a dime.
You got your Jesus on the dashboard
But the Devil's under my hood
You're takin' it down legal, I'm pullin' it up to no good
God is your copilot, I let Satan ride shotgun
You pay a toll to get to Heaven
But on the road to hell there's none
Get up you're asleep at the wheel
Get up you're asleep at the wheel
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Get up you're asleep at the wheel
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"Kill 'em all and let Root sort 'em out"
Ford does not own Jaguar.
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Perhaps there would be incentives in form of reduced insurance premiums. (That would actually make perfect sense, insurance companies tend to give benefits to people exhibiting responsible behavior.)
"Reasonable" is subjective. For example, some people may find the idea of your insurance company goading you into willfully installing a tracking device as reasonable; many people, myself included, disagree.
I think you're suffering from a case of confirmation bias here.
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"Automotive engineers are so smart, they're stupid" - almost every mechanic I've ever met
An enigma, wrapped in a riddle, shrouded in bacon and cheese
Why does everyone think that everything can be solved with technology? Oh, right, it's easier to sell than telling everyone they mostly suck at something and that they need to get better at it than, "here's a magic $product that will fix all your problems."
The problem is not technology, the problem is not our gadgets,; the problem is our collective attitude about driving and (lack of) training. Requirements to obtain (and retain) a driver's license in some countries would be shocking to most people in North America. Our standards are pathetic and woefully inadequate. Oh, you can follow some basic instructions that a chimp could do for 15 minutes? Here, now you can drive anything outside of a big rig, motorcycle or bus (unless it's an RV, because apparently, having fewer passengers magically turns it into an agile sports sedan... or something), including hauling your big-ass 5th wheel.
That shit doesn't fly in places where driving is taken seriously. Just Google "driving license in [European country]" and wait for your jaw to drop.
If we actually trained people to have vehicular and situational awareness, they would realize that it's a bad idea to be dicking around with their gizmos while operating a multi-ton projectile around hundreds of other multi-ton projectiles, pedestrians, cyclists and municipal structures... and we wouldn't be trying to develop bullshit tech like this or legislating laws ripe for abuse.
That kind of training takes years of practice, not 15 minutes in a mostly controlled situation. But you can't put that in a box and slap on a price sticker.
A few weeks ago someone posted here how he drove like a little old lady for 3 weeks with the Progressive dongle in his car. Then whe sent it back to Progressive and got a big discount on his insurance, though that differs greatly from this always on body scanner in TFS.
Engineers are like programmers. Their inclination to "do it right" is direct proportional to them being subjected to using their creation. Be honest, people, if you know you'll never ever have to use the piece of junk you create, how much effort will you put into it past what's necessary to get it to specs, even if you KNOW that the specs don't address something critical that will bite the user in the behind?
That is precisely why I think all automotive engineers should have to be ASE certified mechanics first - maybe then they'll think twice about doing stupid shit like putting the goddamn fuel filter behind the brake booster.
Seriously, changing a fuel filter should not be a 2 hour job...
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