Tag: ROAD SAFETY
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Road-Marking Robot Improves Safety On UK Roads
A road-marking robot that can save hundreds of working hours is one of the latest pieces of technology to be put on UK roads. The robot has already proved that it can pre-mark eight miles of motorway in just four hours, which is much less than the week it would take two engineers. In fact, road officials are…
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Researchers Develop A Non-Intrusive Mechanism To Detect Aggressive Drivers
Researchers from Madrid Polytechnic University have developed a novel mechanism to detect rash driving. The procedure is non-intrusive and only requires measuring the speed and acceleration of the car. The trials show that new method has 92% accuracy. We tell you more about this promising innovation. Each year there are 1.3 million deaths worldwide, as…
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A Novel Blind Spot Motion Detection System Warns Truck Driver Of Accident
In many cases, the reason of truck collisions is the problem of driver’s field of view. In order to enhance the safety of future trucks, it is very important that they must be equipped with a system for monitoring the blind spots. So, that the driver may be able to drive confidently! Mercedez-Benz, famous German automobile manufacturers,…