Stanford University based startup artificial inteligent group, Drive.ai wants to revolutionize the communication from car to car in the style of Whatsapp. The idea is to interact car to car using Emojis.
Stanford University funded Drive.ai believes that blinkers as warning is not enough when changing lanes or suddenly stopping. It is not the first time someone's idea of a screen is raised to communicate with other drivers. The Mercedes-Benz F015 Luxury in Motion Concept already has its own LED screen to alert the driver behind that slow down or stop.
The idea is that this system would project emojis through screens installed in front and rear of the car. With the intention to communicate, for example, if the car stopped because a pedestrian is crossing the street. Emojis will be sent in the rear warning the next car of the stop and possibly decreasing the risk of rear collision.
The system does not send emoji automatically, the driver would be responsible for doing so. Drive.ai has not specified what emoji are those that will be available, or if the project is finally done. Simple smileys can be great Emojis but we one can also send a middle finger or a very angry emoji that can result to road rage attacks.
What we do know is that the screen also serve to project text and play some sounds with an added infotainment system for the driver. And that Stanford University's Drive.ai made this exclusively for autonomous cars for security reasons. This is why the same group is also developing a technology that can turn conventional autos into self-driving cars.
The state of California has already granted them permission to test the system in the streets, so it is still in development. Either way, the idea sounds great, the problem may be on how people will use it. If eventually, an angry driver projects an emoji to another car and an outbursts can begin.
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