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Toyota Night Vision System Recognizes Pedestrians

Toyota's Crown Hybrid is getting one hell of a feature that will make the walkers of the world happy: night vision pedestrian recognition. Complex pattern recognition system cameras will recognize when pedestrians are walking alongside the road and put a nice yellow square around them on a camera view on the driver-side LCD instrument panel. The ideal driving speed for the system to work is between 10 and 40 mph, so the system is pretty useless hauling ass through a park Bruce-Willis-action-movie style. It only recognizes pedestrians, but Toyota is working on an advanced version that would be capable of recognizing bicycles and animals, as well. With gas prices going bonkers, the roads will be clogged with more and more pedestrians and bicyclists, so any extra precautions could be helpful for dealing with the gangs of hobos sure to be wandering our roads as the dollar weakens. [DVICE]

3:20 PM on Fri May 30 2008
By Travis Hudson
1,448 views, 28 comments

Latest by LandofMinos, a p' p' piece from here and a p' p' piece from there: @skulldriveshaft: Never mind dude. My fingers also operate faster than my brain's submit button. more »

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Fisker Adding External Speakers To Karma, Michael Stipe Alarmed

Henrik Fisker has announced that his new Karma plug-in hybrid sports car will come equipped with external speakers for pedestrian safety. The four seat Karma goes on sale late in 2009 and is capable of traveling up to 50 miles without using the gasoline engine. While in electric-only mode it's virtually silent, prompting fears that pedestrians could be at risk if they're unable to hear it coming. Capable of playing any sound its owner chooses, one option according to Fisker is, "like something between a Formula One car and a jet plane."

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11:20 AM on Fri Mar 14 2008
By Wes Siler
1,744 views, 37 comments

Latest by Number_Six: I want the Luftwaffe Edition sound effects package. You can choose between 'Stuka' for when you're driving aggressively, or 'Squadron of Heinkels' when you're just droning across the New York State Thruway. more »