road safety
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UK Commission Says Remote Driving Shouldn’t Be Legal Just Yet
Remote driving isn’t exactly a new idea. It’s been around for a while in certain formats. If you’re not already familiar with the concept, it’s also not hard to grasp. Since it’s going to be really hard to get true self-driving cars on the road, one solution could be to have a bunch of remote…
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Steering Wheel Sensors Won’t Save Us From Distracted Drivers
Driver monitoring systems that watch for distracted driving through steering wheel input are terrible at keeping drivers focused on the road, according to a study from the American Automobile Association. Carmakers are building driver monitoring into the ADAS in new cars, but as Reuters reports, the AAA study found that tracking steering wheel input is…
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Infrastructure Bill’s Drunk Driving Tech Mandate Leaves Some Privacy Advocates Nervous
The recently passed $US1 (A$1.36) trillion infrastructure package is jam-packed with initiatives but sprinkled in there amid alongside $US17 (A$23) billion in funding for road safety programs is a mandate requiring carmakers to implement monitoring systems to identify and stop drunk drivers.
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Old Cars Are Killing Australians
The Australian Automobile Association says more than 1,300 lives would be saved on Australian roads over the next 20 years if the nation reduced the age of its light vehicle fleet by just one year.