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AUTOS' TECHNO NEWS * USA & India
* Massachusetts - Intelligent copilot developed at MIT
(Video from YouTube: Semiautonomous safety system which allows a human driver full control of a vehicle until it detects that the car is heading toward a hazard or obstacle, at which point it takes control and steers to safety)
Cambridge,MASS,USA -Gizmag, by Paul Ridden -July 16, 2012: ... MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology ) researchers have developed a semiautonomous collision avoidance system where the human driver has full control of the vehicle until the system detects that the car is headed for a collision or is too close to an obstacle for safety. When such a hazard is detected, the system will take control of the vehicle, bring it back within a calculated safe zone, and then hand control back over to the driver... The so-called intelligent co-pilot system is the work of Sterling Anderson (PhD student at MIT's Department of Mechanical Engineering) and Karl Iagnemma (principal research scientist at the Institute's Robotic Mobility Group). Instead of using a path-based control, such as self-parking systems where a driver allows the vehicle to take over control of the vehicle to safely park, the system uses selective enforcement of constraints...
* California - New CA Law Allows Hands-Free Texting: It's Getting Murky
Sacramento,CAL,USA -The Car Connection, by Suzanne Kane -Jul 17, 2012: -- With existing driver texting bans in 39 states, a new law passed last week by California Gov., Jerry Brown, to allow hands-free texting by drivers promises to shake things up a bit... The California no-texting law approved an exception to the rule – in favor of improved voice-operated technology. In effect, this is the same exception that allows hands-free use of a cellphone while driving... But this isn’t the end of the story. As new cars gain even more connectivity, all sorts of smartphone activities will be available to drivers...
* India - Government wants ‘black box’ like gadget in vehicles
(Video from YouTube: Vehicle Black Box Car Camera)
New Delhi,India -The Times of India -Jul 14, 2012: -- The government has asked automobile manufacturers to develop a gadget on the lines of 'black box' installed in planes that can be fitted in vehicles to help analyze the causes of accidents. This is already being tried in the US to monitor driving habits and provide a snapshot of events before a car crashes... The snapshot can be viewed by law enforcement agencies, insurance companies and automakers and the owner of the vehicle will not be able to turn it on or off... The Road Transport and Highways Minister, CP Joshi, told automobile manufacturers to look into the option of fixing IT-enabled gadgets and features for safety and security of motor vehicles...
Labels: technonews
posted by Unknown @ 12:02 PM
1 Comments:
willson said: "I really appreciate the concern of Indian government over vehicles safety and accidents.Black box will surely be a hit for automobile world."
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