 anything, will it?
Traffic Lights can already be changed temporarly by Emergency vehicles the system we use is an IR strobe on the top of the EM vehicle. The reciver is on the poles or strung above the intersection..The other stuff sounds good. yet I still have paranoid reservations…hmmm – by NotME
|protection (10:17am EST Thu Dec 18 2003)
I'll be wearing my colander and foil boxers while driving. – by less energy
|Doppler (12:07pm EST Thu Dec 18 2003)
Will the Doppler effect cause any negative impact on the connection? – by ArsoNick
|Driving Distractions (12:23pm EST Thu Dec 18 2003)
Yay, more stuff for drivers to do besides drive!
(Maybe they'll make warnings both as visual AND audio signals. Majel Barrett would HAVE to do the voices, though!) – by JRink
|DOT (12:27pm EST Thu Dec 18 2003)
the transmitters on emergency vehicles can in fact do that. however, most federal, state, and local governments are scared about it so most have them installed and are in working condition, but they aren't used at all
but that technology isn't new…..japan and south korea has had similar systems for a few years now….i can't wait until it is a reality in the US – by DOT Engineer
|GPS (12:32pm EST Thu Dec 18 2003)
Tie that data into a GPS map in the car and it could provide alternate routes if there is a road obstruction.
Then we could hack it it with false alerts and part traffic like the red sea. hee hee. – by Geekzilla
|Good & Bad (12:52pm EST Thu Dec 18 2003)
This sounds like such a good idea, but again security is a mager issue here. I hope the FCC has the mindset to put strict security standards in the contract for this bid. This systems will have access to alot of things that can become very dangerous in the wrong hands. – by inahandbasket
|Great idea (1:28pm EST Thu Dec 18 2003)
Pilots have access to something like this. Garmin sells GPS moving maps that overlay weather data on them using a special XM radio reciever (see Garmins website). Great for flying around storms.
I'd love it if my GPS navigation system routed me around traffic jams and bad weather.
As far as hackers having there way with this system. I think people give hackers way more credit for brains then they really have. Pushing in bad data is way different than a denial of service attack. How often does your cellphone call the wrong number or give your voicemail to someone else. It happens, but almost never from a statistical point of view.
This sounds kind of like war driving except giving access to mobiles is exactly the point, seems easy enough. – by dmonkey
|Another Use (1:34pm EST Thu Dec 18 2003)
If cars are configured properly the system could be used to regulate speed or even stop cars entirely. Just think about it, your flying down the road and there are no cops in the area. The system reads that you are speeding and send out a signal and your car slows down to the speed limit. Or someone is trying to evade the police the patrolman pushes a button in is patrol car and the engine stops and the car slows to a complete stop. But then it may also stop every car in the area.
But if the state only wants to collect money from you it will only for the car to tell the system that your speeding along with the name and address of the owner and a ticket is sent in the mail.
Just think what Hackers would be able to do.
Welcome to the new age.
|Anouther use (3:20pm EST Thu Dec 18 2003)
RE:lazarus that could work if Microsoft dosent make tne OS. That would bring new meaning to car crash. – by NotME
|Flame-O-Meter Score: 10 (5:06pm EST Thu Dec 18 2003)
An amazing score for the Flame-O-Meter on a day when the kiddies are out of school. – by M@
|More for public safety? (8:55pm EST Thu Dec 18 2003)
Public safety was just allocated 50 MHz in the 4.0 GHz range, which is actually more than they have figured out how to use right now. Why would the FCC give this range to them as well? – by foob
|I meant 4.9 GHz, not 4.0 (8:57pm EST Thu Dec 18 2003)
Oops, excuse my typo please. – by foob
|Smart move (8:43am EST Fri Dec 19 2003)
300 billion spent each year due to traffic accidents.