Thursday, October 21, 2004
Digital Cameras Appropriated for Automobile Safety
Technologies are often being appropriated for new applications - this one is particularly interesting, because it uses a couple of digital cameras, one trained on the road ahead to look for obstructions, and one looking at the driver's eyes to see where they are looking. If it detects that you're peering out of the side window at a pretty girl walking by, it lets you know that you need to concentrate on the road. Not sure if this means I can observe the scenery until the system tells me otherwise, but it's a neat approach.
Technologies are often being appropriated for new applications - this one is particularly interesting, because it uses a couple of digital cameras, one trained on the road ahead to look for obstructions, and one looking at the driver's eyes to see where they are looking. If it detects that you're peering out of the side window at a pretty girl walking by, it lets you know that you need to concentrate on the road. Not sure if this means I can observe the scenery until the system tells me otherwise, but it's a neat approach.
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