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TECHNO-TRUCKS * Australia - Trucking giant looking at use of high-tech cameras
Australia's biggest trucking company may adopt military-style technology that would allow drivers to see four times further in the dark
Brisbane,Queensland,Australia -The Brisbane Times, by Marissa Calligeros -December 1, 2008: -- ... LinFox has expressed interest in thermal imaging cameras, despite scepticism from Queensland's leading trucking body... The PathFindIR infrared cameras, which have just arrived on the Australian market, register and display heat, similarly to those used by the Australian Defence Force and emergency services... The system - designed to enhance night vision and give an early warning system for truck drivers - includes a small camera that is attached to the vehicle's front grille and is linked to a display screen inside the driver's cabin... Weighing 62 tonnes, a prime mover towing two trailer units and travelling at 90 kilometres an hour could require more than 200 metres to stop in an emergency... PathFindIR spokesman Tony Kelly said, thermal imaging would allow truck drivers to spot potential hazards on the road from up to 880 metres, whereas headlights on high beam illuminated the road only 150 metres ahead... Weighing 62 tonnes, a prime mover towing two trailer units and travelling at 90 kilometres an hour could require more than 200 metres to stop in an emergency... Queensland Trucking Association executive director Peter Garske said, crashes often occurred as a result of the unexpected... (Pictures: Right-hand image shows a normal view of a night time road with?a man and his dog not visible as they walk on the side of the?road. The left-hand image is the view as seen with the PathFindIR infrared camera)Labels: technonews
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