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General Motors has been developing a new windshield technology that uses lasers, infrared sensors and cameras to enhance features of the road.FOX News: GM Working on 'Smart' Windshields to Guide Drivers (July 18, 2008)
The technology is designed to help aging drivers and drivers with vision impairments better identify obstacles in order to avoid accidents.FOX News: GM Working on 'Smart' Windshields to Guide Drivers (July 18, 2008)
- Under development from General MotorsFOX News: GM Working on 'Smart' Windshields to Guide Drivers (July 18, 2008)
- Uses lasers, infrared sensors and camerasFOX News: GM Working on 'Smart' Windshields to Guide Drivers (July 18, 2008)
- Intended to aid aging drivers and those with vision impairmentsFOX News: GM Working on 'Smart' Windshields to Guide Drivers (July 18, 2008)
- Does not enhance all obstacles or road features
- Instead, focuses on immediate and critical upcoming dangers
- Attempts to be helpful but not distractingFOX News: GM Working on 'Smart' Windshields to Guide Drivers (July 18, 2008)
- 12.4 percent of the population is 65 or olderFOX News: GM Working on 'Smart' Windshields to Guide Drivers (July 18, 2008)
- By 2030, 20 percent of the population will be 65 or olderFOX News: GM Working on 'Smart' Windshields to Guide Drivers (July 18, 2008)
- Chrysler is also working on a similar technology
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"They say, 'That would be very frustrating or confusing, to have things on my windshield. I need to see the world...I'm enhancing the world. I'll take a feature that should be important to you, like the edge of the road, and paint a line over the real edge."—Thomas Seder, Researcher for General MotorsFOX News: GM Working on 'Smart' Windshields to Guide Drivers (July 18, 2008)"The boomer population has grown up with technology and is comfortable with technology...our research shows a willingness to adopt technology to make life easier. It seems like a logical extension of the boomer lifestyle to include technology that makes them safer on the road."—Nancy Thompson, AARP spokeswomanFOX News: GM Working on 'Smart' Windshields to Guide Drivers (July 18, 2008)
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