GM puts lasers on windshield
A laser outlines the edge of the road.
Squinting to see the lines on the road during fog or rain may soon one day become a thing of the past. CNN.com reports in the article titled “Futuristic windshield aims to help older drivers” that GM is currently researching a windshield that will use lasers, infrared sensors, and a camera to point out road markings, edges of the road, and even obstacles in the vehicles path.
The researchers are mainly targeting this system toward older drivers who can not see the road as clearly, but it’s easy to see this technology being useful for all drivers. And who knows, maybe the technology that helps us more easily spot road edges could one day be used to help our future automated chauffeurs spot them as well.
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wow i wonder how much this windshield is going to cost!??! sound like its going to be a fortune, but fear not fixmywindshield.com will provide you with a reasonable price on auto glass replacement.
Comment by Larry | August 17, 2008 |
[...] Road detection, self-repair, speech recognition, traffic regulation, age-focused assistance, autonomous parking, route optimization and more are explored as the researchers focus on safety, driver assistance, and service. They estimate that by 2020 all vehicles will have some level of connectivity, however the rate of progress depends a lot on the adoption of industry-wide standards. They ultimately predict that although we will not see a fully autonomous vehicle by 2020, we will be well on our way to achieving that vision. [...]
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