Smart Car-to-Car Navigation Network in Japan 139
nomrniceguy writes "Japan now boasts some of the latest technology in zapping computerized data to millions of cars, delivering what may be the world's smartest way to drive. New navigation systems in Japan can quickly tell drivers which roads have traffic jams. A computerized FM radio broadcast system that collects and sends information from more than 28,000 infrared and radio-wave beacons installed along roads, they can also calculate how many seconds it would take to drive through virtually every block of the nation's cities and then find the fastest routes. In tests by the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, a Japanese research group, cars connect to other cars wirelessly to get information about a traffic accident or an approaching ambulance."
Malicious Worms (Score:3, Interesting)
wireless connection? (Score:3, Interesting)
this is one of the big reasons I have my CB on channel 19 all of the time. it's quite nice.
just have to deal with some of the truckers trying to be funny.
Japan (Score:2, Interesting)
People in Japan get the cool stuff because they BUY the cool stuff. However, in the US retailers do not like to take chances. We are conservative in our buying, looking for the greatest value, while the cool factor is what matters in Japan.
This means, sadly, we nerds get screwed.
Re:Small Problem... (Score:5, Interesting)
What if (Score:1, Interesting)
approacing or any for instance a cop car...
A getaway would be a pleasure either way.
This would be useful... (Score:3, Interesting)
We wound up spending 12 hours in the car yesterday. All of the traffic diverted from the Tomei onto local roads combined with the snow and snow-clueless drivers made one massive traffic jam. We were averaging 2-3 km/hr for a large part of the day.
Here's what would rule. (Score:5, Interesting)
Now imagine this speed is broadcast out to cars and the speed could vary between lanes. So this pretty much eliminates unnecessary traffic jams and fixes the 'wave' effect of traffic.
cars tell other cars? (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Japan (Score:2, Interesting)
Yes, Japanese fashion can sometimes be different from western tastes, but this doesn't necessarily make it "good" or "poor" - it's just different.
One thing I really like about Japan is the non-judgemental attitude that most Japanese seem to take to individuality in fashion. You can walk down the street in a pair of pyjamas and gumboots and people don't turn to each other and "tut tut" as if they the arbiter elegantiarum of what is the right or wrong thing to wear.
Conversely when I lived in London, I would often hear people saying, "oh look at her - what does she think she's wearing?" in a similar fashion to the writer of the parent comment.