Originally Posted by Tha Q.

^^yea...But, business people could take their eyes off the road because the car wouldn't allow you to crash into anything in front of you.

This reminds me of Toyota's attempt to build an "uncrashable" car. Supposedly, the car could never crash. If someone tried to slam into the back of you, massive airbags would deploy and prevent them from damaging your car. If you purposely tried to run into something, the car's sensors would alert the internal computer and the car would prevent you from crashing.

Originally Posted by schema

no...no they couldnt...not unless you were on a PERFECTLY straight road and your tires were perfectly aligned...because you still have to steer...it just keeps you from having to push the pedals...

its just like cruise control...

Originally Posted by Tha Q.

Technology and futuristic features in cars.

The new 2007 Mercedes S class will come with a feature called Distronic Plus. It's a feature that allows the car to basically drive itself. You set the controls to remain a certain distance from the car in front of you, and it'll maintain that while you don't have to use yout feet. This will even work in city stop-and-go traffic where you're constantly applying the break then gas pedal. Distronic will slow the car down and speed it back up automatically. It'll even bring the car to a complete stop if it has to.

I'm amazed by all these gidgets and gadgets. I think I would definitely try this out if I had the opportunity.



Holla

Originally Posted by Tha Q.

cruise control isn't this adaptive...even adaptive cruise control doesn't accelerate the car back to the desired speed once the car comes to a full stop.