Thursday, February 01, 2007

Dubai, accident and black box...


It's funny to see the news about Dubai future "kind of road blackbox" in Engadget... I just hope that I won't have to spend 1500AED (approx 300euros) for this box...

More info from gulf news

Dubai: A black box system that will soon be ready for installation in vehicles could help reduce traffic accidents and provide concrete evidence of responsibility.

The system, which includes a video capturing system and data analysis software, will be available on the market in mid-March according to the manufacturers, Sindan Electrical Trading (SET).

The company, which specialises in automotive safety devices and communication equipment, says it has introduced a number of products that could contribute to reducing accidents, especially those due to reckless driving.

Ra'ed Abu Sharkh, SET's General Manager, said the "Black Box" captures crucial accident data at the moment of crash by recording accident images and vehicle acceleration data 14 seconds before a collision and for six seconds after impact.

Full article with comment on our national Gulfnews here!

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