Ford's New Smart Intersection "Talks" To Cars

[tighmir]

the video is not just about texting and driving or inattentive driving... its about people falling asleep... or people managing their passengers also... that was an example to show what kinds of things people do. So, with that said, stop being so hard on people... you can drive properly while using a phone.

[thetalloneIV]

@tighmir Oh how wrong you are! You CANNOT drive properly while using a phone. MANY research studies have shown (most conducted at the university I go to, in fact) that you are just as inhibited while using a cell phone as you are when you're drunk. You may think it doesn't affect your driving & that you're a terrific multi-tasker, but the odds are that you're not. Most people aren't. It's people like you that use their cell phones that make the roads unsafe.

[tighmir]

@thetalloneIV well... for one... don't pretend to know me. I use voice texting anyway... that is still using the phone while driving. is it not? and the roads are unsafe because of old people, young people, middle aged people, people who smoke, people who put makeup on in the mirror, people who don't get enough sleep, blind people, pedestrians, animals... but i dont see any of that stuff being banned??!?!?

[Trigun075]

It's funny when they clam speed kills, Speed doesnt kills its the sudden stop

[mrlizard8]

WTF? This is the equivalent of breaking someone's arm so they won't notice their broken leg. The root of the problem is morons on thier cell phones. There is no self discipline anymore, when driving cell phones should be reserved for emergencies only. Sadly, because morons seem to make up the majority of the nation, the only way many areas have found to prevent stupid people from mis-using thier cell phone while driving is to put a ticket enforced ban on using them at all while driving.

[misskia81]

Those cars are only for dumbasses who dont hardly ever pay freaking attention..like those idiots who are constantly on there cell phone talking and texting.

[LandHawkJr]

This video has given me a better idea for an invention.

There's a sensor in your dashboard. If at any time it detects cell-phone activity in the driver seat while the car is in motion, a boxing glove shoots out of the steering wheel and punches the driver in the face.

[158158cow]

that wouldnt get annoying

[EndlessDark16]

This would be very annoying. I can understand maybe if it somehow could make corrections. Like if you accidentally made a right turn on a red light when a sign said not to... and then have the lady get pissed off.. that'd be amusing haha.

[nickg421]

Speed doesn't kill. Suddenly coming to a stop kills.

[deora2dude]

that would be really annoying, like in the city, all it would be doing is going, *STOPLIGHT STOPLIGHT HEY YOU HEY YEAH HEYHEY YOU HEY YEAH HEYHEY YOU HEY YEAH HEYHEY YOU HEY YEAH HEYHEY YOU HEY YEAH HEY stopsighn* it kinda reminds me of navi from legend of zelda

[JacktheSmack]

I think it would have a certain speed and distance ratio it would take into account. So if you're going exceedingly fast when 50 feet from a stop light, it would warn you. However, if you were starting to slow down it wouldn't warn you.

[deora2dude]

yeah but that would be fairly hard to judge,

[JacktheSmack]

How so? Simply divide the speed of the vehicle by the distance of the stop sign or stop light, and the variable you get multiplied by the vehicle's stopping distance can be used to decide whether or not to warn the driver.

[deora2dude]

yeah, but it looks like an after market thing the way that its put on the dash, i dunno mabye your right

[JacktheSmack]

The description says it's done by Ford researchers, and it's mounted on a Ford vehicle. How is it aftermarket?

[garrettcurrie]

what if somebody just put a bunch of hexagons everywhere

that thing would fuckin go nuts

[malaki013]

this makes me want to buy a ford even less. that shit would piss me off in my town. every 5 seconds thats all you would hear!! its freakin saint louis!! everywheres a stop sign or stop light!!

[fegue2]

Drive properly and you will not have to hear "STOP LIGHT" "STOP LIGHT" every single traffic light..........

[VancouverDriver]

You'd have an increase in accidents in the event that the stop sign gets replaced by a timed light. You'd be cruising thru a green light when a voice says 'stop sign'.. then you brake and the guy behind you hits you.

You'd really need a vison system to augment a gps/database system.

[spade9036]

Cant they just make the steering wheel and/or seat vibrate? My neighborhood has alot of stop signs and lights, I dont want to hear her voice every 5 seconds.  Maybe even a subtle "ding" would be better than that!

[VincentCheng93]

Very smart, but what if people rely on it too much and abuse it and causes more crashes by not paying too much attention or getting distracted?

[wwbaker3]

Just get off your phone and drive properly...

[odysseybmx88]

Couldn't agree more.

[5viking5]

GO FORD!!!

[fuckinkiddingme]

Fuck yeah! Now I really don't have to pay attention at all when I drive!

[Beast2255]

i would shoot my car, if it ever tells me how to drive, especially a woman... lol

[silentman2006]

Lol!

[amirrozlan]

i think that could get annoying.

[Noejr10]

Cool, will you be able to shut off the voice and/or control the volume?

[JENSSCHLAU]

You always making good videos. Thanks.

[twenty514]

Its innovative but'll prob get annoying when u do see the stop sign/stop light

[rml695]

Wow.