RE: Ford Does It Safely
Wednesday 19th September 2007
At the next left... Watch Out!Ford Europe has announced some interesting results from its work to improve safety as part of the four-year PReVENT scheme (PReVENTive and Active Safety Applications) which is 50 percent funded by the EU.
Ford Does It Safely
New sat nav gives directions to your car’s safety features too
At the next left... Watch Out!
As part of a project, their latest tech presented today includes a path prediction system which helps vehicles best deploy safety features on frequently driven routes.
The system uses the history of routes in your sat nav and adapts the active safety features on your car to best suit the way you drive familiar roads. For example, if the system recognises your route, it would optimise the angle that adaptive headlights use to look round corners more accurately.
Data from navigation systems is also used to benefit lane departure warning technology. If lane markings are missing, the cameras in lane departure systems don’t function properly, but in combination with sat nav data, the system can continue to function.
Discussion
Article said:
Data from navigation systems is also used to benefit lane departure warning technology. If lane markings are missing, the cameras in lane departure systems don’t function properly, but in combination with sat nav data, the system can continue to function.
So when they put road works in and move the lanes around, this thing is gonna be permanently beeping at you.Also if it has preventitive measures (i.e. steers the car) where are the boundaries of who is in control?
Sounds like a lot of really clever gizmos and programs, all rendered utterly useless if people paid attention whilst driving and were propoerly trained to do so...
Hasn't there been research that suggests the more 'safety' devices fitted to a car, the more invincible we feel, and therefore the more dangerously we drive?
Whilst I would not advocate removing the features already developed, can we not invest a little more time and money into adequate driver training? The constant technology developments all seem a little reactive!
Hasn't there been research that suggests the more 'safety' devices fitted to a car, the more invincible we feel, and therefore the more dangerously we drive?
Whilst I would not advocate removing the features already developed, can we not invest a little more time and money into adequate driver training? The constant technology developments all seem a little reactive!
FartPants said:
Sounds like a lot of really clever gizmos and programs, all rendered utterly useless if people paid attention whilst driving and were propoerly trained to do so...
Unfortunately they will be too busy looking at the SatNav which is at the same time trying to save them when they bin it. Mental.FartPants said:
Sounds like a lot of really clever gizmos and programs, all rendered utterly useless if people paid attention whilst driving and were propoerly trained to do so...
Hasn't there been research that suggests the more 'safety' devices fitted to a car, the more invincible we feel, and therefore the more dangerously we drive?
Whilst I would not advocate removing the features already developed, can we not invest a little more time and money into adequate driver training? The constant technology developments all seem a little reactive!
Well there is a school of thought that says the best safety feature would be no seatbelts and a big spike on the steering wheel. Ultimately we have to accept that not everyone is as conscientous and skilled as we all are on PH, and that safety measures like this may well be useful.Hasn't there been research that suggests the more 'safety' devices fitted to a car, the more invincible we feel, and therefore the more dangerously we drive?
Whilst I would not advocate removing the features already developed, can we not invest a little more time and money into adequate driver training? The constant technology developments all seem a little reactive!
havoc said:
Article said:
The system uses the history of routes in your sat nav...
Hmmm...
..wonder if that data is uploadable...- to insurance co's
- to police
- to anyone who hacks the system
Big brother doesn't NEED to watch you...he can work out where you're going to be next...
not sure about all this tech, great if it works.
I was given a sat-nav to use last week by the girlfriend, i didn't need it, as I know the route.
The thing that ammazed me most was the number of speed limits it got wrong, it was convinced that large parts of the M40 and M23 were in fact 30 limits.
I was given a sat-nav to use last week by the girlfriend, i didn't need it, as I know the route.
The thing that ammazed me most was the number of speed limits it got wrong, it was convinced that large parts of the M40 and M23 were in fact 30 limits.
chris333 said:
FartPants said:
Sounds like a lot of really clever gizmos and programs, all rendered utterly useless if people paid attention whilst driving and were propoerly trained to do so...
Hasn't there been research that suggests the more 'safety' devices fitted to a car, the more invincible we feel, and therefore the more dangerously we drive?
Whilst I would not advocate removing the features already developed, can we not invest a little more time and money into adequate driver training? The constant technology developments all seem a little reactive!
Well there is a school of thought that says the best safety feature would be no seatbelts and a big spike on the steering wheel. Ultimately we have to accept that not everyone is as conscientous and skilled as we all are on PH, and that safety measures like this may well be useful.Hasn't there been research that suggests the more 'safety' devices fitted to a car, the more invincible we feel, and therefore the more dangerously we drive?
Whilst I would not advocate removing the features already developed, can we not invest a little more time and money into adequate driver training? The constant technology developments all seem a little reactive!
I personally that ABS & airbags etc are all "Anti-Darwin" and their long term use will eventually dilute the gene pool
so I support the "no seat belts & big spike approach". Just watch the accident rates drop...Chris
chris.mapey said:
I personally that ABS & airbags etc are all "Anti-Darwin" and their long term use will eventually dilute the gene pool so I support the "no seat belts & big spike approach". Just watch the accident rates drop...
Chris
I agree, all these safety features and Health & Safety bo so I support the "no seat belts & big spike approach". Just watch the accident rates drop...Chris
ocks are saving the lives of too many complete idiots. Natural selection no longer applies it used to be survival of the fittest, now it's survival of who can screw the benefits system best. Drunk idiots who stagger into the road are now even safe from being wiped out due to the pedestrian safety tests new cars now have to pass. In a few hundred years time everyone will be stupid, obese and live off benefits
FartPants said:
Hasn't there been research that suggests the more 'safety' devices fitted to a car, the more invincible we feel, and therefore the more dangerously we drive?
I understand that some insurance companies back in the day loaded insurance premiums for those with ABS as driver were more dangerous due to the perceived impression of extra safety.Spikes are all well and good but don't work when some numpty pulls out in front of you...
Theres no point in spending more money on better driving standards , instead motor manufacturers will make a larger profit from filling cars with all this technology .
We are not far from having the same standards as most bmw drivers , i e erratic lane changing , under use of indicators and trying to drive into the back of you unless your cars fitted with predictive technology.
We are not far from having the same standards as most bmw drivers , i e erratic lane changing , under use of indicators and trying to drive into the back of you unless your cars fitted with predictive technology.
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