[LINK] Creating safer self-driving e-vehicle road lanes?

Tom Worthington tom.worthington at tomw.net.au
Wed Sep 28 07:53:56 AEST 2022


On 24/9/22 20:09, Stephen Loosley wrote:

> Hopes glow-in-the-dark roads could reduce road toll in rural Victoria
> 
> ABC Gippsland / By Natasha Schapova Thursday 22 Sep 2022 ...

And cars with night vision head-up displays? ;-)

More seriously, onboard driver aids which check the driver is paying 
attention would be far more effective. ANU spinoff Seeing Machines make 
a device to check the driver is looking out the window. This is now 
installed in some up-market cars: 
https://blog.tomw.net.au/2017/12/canberra-start-up-overnight-success.html

Other aids which steer cars around bends have shown their worth. 
https://www.drive.com.au/news/lane-keeping-assist-could-be-compulsory-in-australia/

Mercedes actually made an infrared camera equipped car, but of 
questionable value: 
https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-reviews/39300/night-vision-mercedes

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Tom Worthington http://www.tomw.net.au


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