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Trying to Hit the Brake on Texting While Driving
Scott Tibbitss has developed a system that uses a small black box, plugged in under a car’s steering column, to block incoming and outgoing texts and prevent phone calls from reaching the driver.
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Data Quality Control Example Comparison of Crash Dataset 2013 with 2012
The purpose of this document is to present an example of the use of IMPACT as a data quality control tool. The crash data will be used as an example, and a past year (2012) will be compared with the most current year (2013) in order to determine discrepancies between the 2013 and the 2012 […]
Crash Data Improvement Program
This report provides a summary of the Crash Data Improvement Program (CDIP) peer exchange sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Office of Safety on August 4, 2011. The peer exchange was hosted in conjunction with the annual Traffic Records Forum (TRF) in Charlotte, North Carolina. FHWA initiated the CDIP in 2006 to help States […]
How Google’s Autonomous Car Passed the First U.S. State Self-Driving Test
Regulations governing Google’s experimental self-driving cars will come into effect on California’s roads starting 16 September. They have driven more than 1 million kilometers since the company started secretly developing them in 2009, but they have been tested only once by a government body on open roads—by Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) officials in May 2012. IEEE Spectrum has […]
Buckle Up: Booster Seats
Choosing the right car seat is high on the list for any new parent, and every parent plans to leave the hospital with a newborn securely buckled up in a car seat. But as kids grow up, using a car seat or booster seat may feel more like an option rather than a requirement. By […]
ALDOT digital message boards, I-65 in Montgomery show drive times
Bryan Henry, WSFA 12 News MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) – The Alabama Department of Transportation’s 7 overhead message boards have been installed and now will feature drive times to help with motorists commutes. The high-tech digital boards also display messages ranging from Amber Alerts to weather-related situations. DOT says there will be 7 message boards and […]
Smart Cars would Save 420 Million Barrels of Oil Over 10 Years
Much has been made of smart cars’ potential to dramatically reduce the millions of automobile collisions that occur each year and the tens of thousands of fatalities that result from these crashes. But collision avoidance is only one of the benefits that giving cars bigger brains will yield. According to a report released on 28 August by the Intelligent Transportation Society […]
What Slows Down Emergency Responders When Every Second Counts
Every day across the country, firefighters and paramedics respond to urgent calls for help. But many of those responders say it’s taking longer to make their way through congested streets and past inattentive drivers. there are simply more pedestrians, more drivers, more distractions, and more cars that are nearly sound-proof – making it hard to […]
GM Cars Could Soon Tell if You’re Distracted
It looks like General Motors could be taking a big step to creating safer, semi-autonomous cars. Japanese manufacturer Takata, who supplies GM with safety parts, has inked a deal with Australian company Seeing Machines to create sensors that will detect distracted driving, according to a company news release. The deal is set to last for 15 years. […]
Texting and Driving? Not so Fast – General Motors is Watching You
Companies like Tesla and Google have their eyes on self-driving cars. But while humans are still behind the wheel, General Motors is turning to eye-tracking, facial recognition tech to make the streets a bit safer. The Financial Times reports GM is planning to install machines in about half a million cars that will track drivers’ eye and head movements to […]