LBS warnings for pedestrians, cars
Forget getting “pinged” by your cell phone about a local sale. How about getting “pinged” when you might be in position to hit a pedestrian? Or if you are the pedestrian, getting a warning about a nearby car?
That’s the goal of technology from OKI of Japan introduced in PC World. The company is developing technology for phones and cars using Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) technology. The idea is to exchange location information between car and pedestrian in near real time. Drivers would get a vocal warning from a GPS while pedestrians would get a “buzz” from their phone if the car is within 150 meters. When? Look for release in Japan by 2011.
- via Yahoo! Tech
by Adena Schutzberg on 05/30 at 06:37 AM |
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