"PRBot II" (prbot2)
11/02/2013 at 11:49 • Filed to: distracted driving, car technology, rac, hyundai
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"PRBot II" (prbot2)
11/02/2013 at 11:49 • Filed to: distracted driving, car technology, rac, hyundai | 0
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The Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia (RAC) has revealed the world's first "Attention Powered Car". This car features a 'neuro headset' that connects brain activity to the car’s engine. So if you see a hottie walking down the street, the car slams to a halt? That wouldn't be awkward.
Well, maybe not slams to a halt. But still. Apparently this tragedy in automotive innovation is to raise awareness about the impact of inattention. I remain skeptical. This clearly has "bad idea" written all over it. Not like driving a modified Hyundai i40 was ever brilliant in the first place.
Basically, you wear this ungainly device and the car detects brain activity in the frontal, temple, parietal and perceptual areas. How am I supposed to wear Google Glass with this thing on my melon?
This is so flawed. According to some doctor (Dr. Geoffrey Mackellar, chief technical officer at Emotiv), knowing when someone’s actually paying attention is difficult, especially when driving.
We can’t read thoughts, but we can figure out to a fair approximation what’s going on in the brain, in general terms.
Yeah, that sounds fine. I wouldn't have any problem getting into a car if the driver said "I can't drive a car, but I can figure out to a fair approximation what's going on in the road, in general terms."
Anyway.
For some reason, the RAC also wants you win a drive in the thing. Give up on all your hopes and dreams by !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .
BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
> PRBot II
11/02/2013 at 11:53 |
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If only I could enter the contest... I'd wreck the car on purpose if I won, and claim that wearing that thing on my head is too distracting.
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PRBot II
> BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
11/02/2013 at 11:55 |
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I like your style.
Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
> PRBot II
11/02/2013 at 14:27 |
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If this cuts off your throttle in traffic, it slows you down, and it slows everyone else down. So a big no from me. What if you're keeping an eye on something on the road? it slows down?
This makes me want to hate the invention of "drive-by-wire".