http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/ Engadget Comments for Toyota makes vehicles communicate with surroundings to prevent collisions http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/Nov 27th 2007 12:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/Nov 27th 2007 1:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/Nov 27th 2007 3:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/Nov 27th 2007 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/]]>Nov 27th 2007 7:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/Nov 27th 2007 12:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/Nov 27th 2007 12:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/
However, drivers in this country are too stupid to understand roundabouts. Combining your idea with the concept of a roundabout (very popular in Europe, BTW!), we could create intersections where the need to slow down is significantly reduced.

In addition, with the American driver out of the equation, accidents should go to near zero.

However, I will be a sad man since I will lose the joy of driving and rowing my own gears =(]]>Nov 27th 2007 12:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/
Yeah that'll be just great for those of us who are satisfied RIDING A BIKE.

Traffic lights are inefficient as hell but, even with improvements you will always need them for the people to don't opt for the chip implant.]]>Nov 27th 2007 12:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/Nov 27th 2007 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/Nov 27th 2007 2:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/Nov 27th 2007 10:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/
ahh, I wonder how much liability the car makers would incur with these kinds of active control systems. Passive controls, like ABS or traction control have generally been a big help, but they are fairly limited to correcting driver input that goes beyond the capabilities of the car. But when you start talking about slowing down or speeding up a vehicle to avoid an accident, I start thinking of the multi-million dollar lawsuits that will be launched when there is one. Maybe it's just me, but I can wait for these technologies to become mainstream.]]>Nov 27th 2007 1:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/
Having systems like this would theoretically save far more lives than the airbag (or traction control, which I think is being a required component of all U.S. cars in 2009 or something). It'll take time, lots of refinement, and I'm sure quite a few lawsuits, but I think that systems like this will be the future of automobiles. It could reduce automobile accidents and deaths by an exponential amount. I hope it comes sooner rather than later personally.]]>Nov 27th 2007 10:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/Nov 27th 2007 1:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/RF, but usually is visible light (a strobe). The siren doesn't have
anything to do with it.]]>Nov 27th 2007 2:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/Nov 27th 2007 2:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/Nov 27th 2007 5:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/
http://www.autoblog.com/2005/12/05/more-on-general-motors-v2vs-technology/]]>Nov 27th 2007 5:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/
http://www.autoblog.com/2005/10/27/gm-demos-cars-that-see/

Toyota's really falling apart these days.]]>Nov 27th 2007 7:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/
and if they DO stop they will be shouting at me for being careless...

"in the good ol' days people would pay attention to the traffic"]]>Nov 27th 2007 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/toyota-makes-vehicles-communicate-with-surroundings-to-prevent-c/Nov 27th 2007 11:37AM