Gerritsen Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 (edited) Even better a small camera that has facial recognition. If it detects your eyes closed for x amount of time or slump forward stop the vehicle. ---------- Post added 19-08-2015 at 00:02 ---------- I should defo patent that! ---------- Post added 19-08-2015 at 00:07 ---------- Even better have a camera on every car bumper front and back. Even if you wanted to tailgate the car in front it would apply the brake keeping an even 2 second rule. Edited August 18, 2015 by Gerritsen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 More likely I think, are safety features with sensors and AI, that can detect if a vehicle is being driven erratically and will limit top speed, or take corrective action, if it thinks you're about to crash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerritsen Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 What you and I have said could be done today! But they wont! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinfoilhat Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 What you and I have said could be done today! But they wont! "they" could perform proper background checks on drivers whizzing around in 17 tonne vehicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerritsen Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Hypothetically speaking. We have cars that can brake automatically because it sees a problem we don’t because we are putting on lipstick etc. Why do we need car insurance? How many billions would be unemployed? Easy implemented but will never happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagel Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 I believe that they have man's handles on trains. In the light of the Scotland bin lorry crash and now a single-decker bus being driven out of control into a house; would it be practical to have a dead man's handle/switch on other vehicles? http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/lewisham-police-called-out-to-bus-driven-into-a-house-after-route-484-hits-wall-in-south-london-10460321.html Yes there's technology that can be introduced to save lives, but it comes down to price per life saved. Price per life saved is how road safety measures are judged as worthwhile or not. It's brutal, but what would be a better measurement in deciding where to spend on reducing road deaths? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerritsen Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 If cars no longer crash , Because of a simple camera How many would be unemployed tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagel Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 If cars no longer crash , Because of a simple camera How many would be unemployed tomorrow? Robot cars and trucks will be the main form of transport sooner than you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerritsen Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 The technology yes I agree. But from an economic point no it wont happen. As I say if a car can not crash why would we need car insurance and the thousands employed to provide it etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Ok this is not dragons den… lol Lets say my hypothetical idea has a three second delay, this will allow for people that fidget , straighten their back etc etc. More than 3 seconds or so, the car will presume you have slumped forward and going to die. Ever driven a car in snow or fog? Or heavy rain? Not conditions I'd want the engine to switch off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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