New Device Forces Drivers to Watch the Road

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New Device Forces Drivers to Watch the Road
http://www.livescience.com/technology/0 ... watch.html
TOKYO (AP) _ Japanese automaker Toyota has developed a safety technology that it says will keep the driver's eyes on the road.
An image-processing computer system developed by Toyota Motor Corp. and a Toyota affiliate uses a camera near the steering wheel to detect when the driver stops looking straight ahead.

The system flashes a light on the dashboard display and emits a beeping noise when the eyes start to wander. If the driver still doesn't respond, brakes kick in, Toyota said Tuesday.

The feature will be offered in Lexus luxury models set to be sold in Japan in spring next year. Toyota won't comment on whether it will be offered in models sold abroad, company spokeswoman Keiko Nakajima said.

Research shows that most accidents happen because the driver isn't paying attention, according to Toyota.

They should have used that little camera to regulate a wire attached directly to the battery and through a transformer to an electrode in the seat that zaps the the driver in the nuts when they do something ret*d like paying attention to something other than the road. Hey, it's behavior modification therapy in it's purest form and it would be in the public intrest.

LOL, sean. sounds good to me - i haven't got nuts.

but what about reversing, looking in the rear view mirror/wing mirrors, etc?