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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: Kurt Angle on September 14, 2002, 01:54:53 PM

Title: New in car camera keeps drivers awake
Post by: Kurt Angle on September 14, 2002, 01:54:53 PM

A new in car camera that tracks drivers movements from the time they get into their car and can detect signs of fatigue has been developed in Australia.  
 The FaceLab system is mounted on the dashboard of cars and monitors such things as blinking and face movements. The system then alerts drivers if they start to look tired.  
 The developers say "We use two cameras that give us an offset from your face which gives us 3D depth information."




Click here for more info (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2246115.stm)

Title: New in car camera keeps drivers awake
Post by: Black Samurai on September 14, 2002, 02:38:59 PM

Technology, blah.....

What happened to the good old days when a guy could fall asleep at the wheel and let a tree or ditch wake him up?

Title: New in car camera keeps drivers awake
Post by: Titan on September 14, 2002, 02:43:25 PM

That is a pretty good idea. I doubt though that too many people will actually pay attention to it.

Title: New in car camera keeps drivers awake
Post by: videoholic on September 15, 2002, 05:16:27 AM

So do I really need something to tell me if I\'m tired?  Will it also tell me when to pull over and leave a shit?

Title: New in car camera keeps drivers awake
Post by: Seraphim Pride on September 15, 2002, 05:20:37 AM

Will that film also be used against you in a court of law incase you get a little too happy with that booze:D

Title: New in car camera keeps drivers awake
Post by: luckee on September 15, 2002, 05:49:13 AM

I aint interested untill there a device that will slob yer knob when necessary :D

Title: New in car camera keeps drivers awake
Post by: kopking on September 15, 2002, 09:12:11 AM

sounds a good idea, but cant see it working, i mean if someone is very tired, and doesnt pull over, are they really gonna if a thing goes, pull over, you are tired??

Title: New in car camera keeps drivers awake
Post by: ##RaCeR## on September 15, 2002, 03:54:16 PM

I read a similar article on some Aussie site about this same thing.

Evidently when it thinks your too tired to drive, then the car is electronically limited to a top speed of 40kms/hr until the engine is turned off.

Once the car is back on, it resets itself. Its purely software driven.