4 ms·
From the article, it seems the type of systems that are being proposed would also help with this issue. The general idea is that the vehicle will monitor the d
by bronco21016 5y ago
From the article, it seems the type of systems that are being proposed would also help with this issue.
The general idea is that the vehicle will monitor the driver’s performance to determine if the driver is impaired or not. It seems fairly reasonable. We have lane assist “Autopilot” type systems that are relatively close as it is. Basically the computer would see the driver is not doing similar inputs as what it determines is necessary and would flag the driver as impaired no matter what is causing that impairment.
I would guess lane swerving and late braking from cell phone use would be easy to detect.
- pseudo0 5y agoThat tech is nowhere near the reliability needed to lock out vehicle access. My (relatively new) car's lane departure system regularly gets confused by wet roads, construction zones, snow, and other environmental factors. Imagine the hell that would be getting stranded on the side of the road, stuck on hold with your car manufacturer's tech support while in a snowstorm because your car refuses to let you drive.
- FridayoLeary 5y agoImagine the same scenario but you are in the middle of nowhere, with nobody around and your car tells you you are drunk and can't drive...