A breakthrough or just another annoying beep?

Posted on December 14, 2007 
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Even though alcohol and speed are targeted as the 2 most encountered causes for car accidents,Mercedes took a different aproach and focused its research on tiredeness and developed a system that basicaly tells you when you’re not in shape to drive and advises you kindly to brake.Called the Attention Assist System,this new safety-oriented product will most probabily be released in 2009.Extensive test have already been conducted on various road surfaces,climatic conditions and 420 people.More than half a milliom kilometres have been driven and data seem to point aut another winner.AAS

Practicaly this system analyses your driving style and then,when it thiks that you are not able to maintain your safety and also the people’s around you,it sends an acoustic signal that it’s supossed to make you brake.

A good concept but the way I see it,it’s nothing more than a door bell that it’s intended to annoy you while driving.Let’s just hope iy has an OFF swich…

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