called an 'image processing' thingie. Made by NEC. ...The new Lexus LS460 with the image processors will automatically slam on the brakes a split second before hitting a pedestrian or vehicle and prevent a collision or reduce impact.... What the fuck is wrong with these guys?
So what? If handbrakes are getting "electric controlled" and steering too, then what difference will it make if in-car computer controls the safety gap too? As redant said, things will get interesting when those computers will decide to "resign"
Hell yeah it is for laughs, but from the other side I see it as a main street life saver in the near future.
I know a guy had a fuckin airbag go off in his face when it wasn't supposed to. he still ain't happy about that sort of well meant intervention.....
u drive on street with many trees on edge of road leaves ar fallin and one flattens itself on sensor <SCREECH> u drive down muddy road and car in front throws up many muds mud splotch sticks to sensor <SCREECH oder SCHLURP> u drive in alabama in a summer night insects ar attracted to lights of car and one goes splat on sensor <SCREECH>
well I am sure they will come with total mass detector, sensor or you name it. Or just to recognize common img paterns, I am sure it is duable.
Bosch has developed a similar system too. The Ls460 has twin millimeter radar system coupled to a twin infrared sensor array, so it's not only an imaging system. Mud and leaves and other debris will not bother it too much as in the event of any system failures it auto disengages also if I remember it was used for daylight hours. As for failures of those little chips, just think how many times those micro wave ovens fail and how. Usually the door safety switch breaks. Think of all the cars now on the road with fuel injection or electronic ignition.... failures are not too common these day in that the car hardly ever goes out of control because the fuel injection set it self to "freeway" cruise or drag race mode. the microwave oven fails usually and your frozen food or your popcorn remains cold and unpoped. I've never heard of the microwave gets stuck on "death ray" and melts the neighbor lady's parakeet accross the road......
Yeah, I had a girlfriend from Osaka a long time ago... working on her masters but her English was not-so great... we talked about cars and she mentioned something about Bukaki I thought it was a domestic version so I said ; "sure", I'd like to see it........ ...imagine my embarassment when we got to her car.....
