In case you haven’t noticed, the machines are already taking over. Step by step, technological innovations enable them to do more and more things – and most of the times that’s a good thing.
Like the technology developed by General Motors that will alert drivers of potentially dangerous situations by using portable devices connected to a wireless safety net.
These portable devices will gather information from other, similarly equipped vehicles, as well as a road monitoring infrastructure. Thus, they will be able to warn drivers of potential dangers such as slippery roads, stalled vehicles, sharp curves etc.
According to an NHTSA study, 81% of all US vehicle accidents could have been avoided if a vehicle-to-vehicle communication infrastructure was in place. GM states that its researchers aim not to minimize car accidents, but to eliminate them altogether. A very good idea, if you ask us as surely no one wants any more road accidents.
On the other hand, we can’t help but be a little wary about the project since machines, no matter how advanced they are, sometimes do malfunction. Conspiracy theorists might take it one step further: wireless safety net. It does have a familiar ring to it, doesn’t it?
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