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[translation mine] You often find yourself on the road, stuck behind a Semi... it's a two-lane highway and the truck rolls gently between sequences of bends and almost zero visibilty in front of the truck, and trying a quick pass can rapidly turn into a real nightmare.
With its concept, Samsung wants to help us forget this problem and reduce the risks associated with passing trucks. The world's first manufacturer of LCD screens has placed a camera in front of the truck. The camera directly displays the image of the road ahead on the giant screen positioned on the rear doors of the trailer, quite visible to the drivers who are following the truck.
It's a good idea that would also be welcome on the backs of Winnebagos.
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Samsung Invents the 'Transparent' Truck
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(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday August 21 2015, @02:39AM
You're driving along at 70. The road ahead looks open and clear. You close on a truck which is perfectly camoglaged to look just like the road ahead of it. What, exactly, is there to indicate that there is an 80,000 pound rig ahead of you? Just the tail lights?
I can't say how "most people" are going to see this, because my vision is not "normal". But, I can tell you that I've often caught sight of lights at night, and been confused by them. I have my own way of driving, and compensating for my own vision.
I can just imagine a rash of accidents in which big trucks are rear ended by people who didn't realize there was a truck ahead of them. Let's not introduce ANY optical illusions on the highway.
Forget the highway - what about in town? There is so much to see, so much to pay attention to in city driving. We're going to introduce technologically camoflaged trucks to the mix? I'd have to see it in action, but off hand, I have to say "No way!".
(Score: 2) by takyon on Friday August 21 2015, @03:10AM
It's all fiddling around while driverless cars come online.
Although a world in which driverless cars check out the displays of Samsung® transparent trucks would be a weird one.
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(Score: 2) by hemocyanin on Friday August 21 2015, @04:00AM
Did you watch the video? The whole entire rear of the truck is not a display, just a nice big chunk of it. Still, it would be pretty obvious what you're seeing.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday August 21 2015, @01:28PM
Yes, BUT - they get this rather modest version approved for highway use, then someone convinces people that a larger size would be better, and on and on it goes. And, advertisers - they'll be looking to horn in on this square footage.
I don't want to see ANY optical illusions introduced, period. If anything, I'd rather they painted the back ends of all trucks in alternating stripes, safety yellow and black.
(Score: 4, Funny) by tibman on Friday August 21 2015, @01:47PM
If you don't want to look at it, just close your eyes.
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(Score: 1) by ese002 on Friday August 21 2015, @05:41PM
You're driving along at 70. The road ahead looks open and clear. You close on a truck which is perfectly camoglaged to look just like the road ahead of it. What, exactly, is there to indicate that there is an 80,000 pound rig ahead of you? Just the tail lights?
I think you have massively misplaced confidence in the image quality that will be displayed. This isn't going to look like a window. Even the best 4K screens don't look like windows. And there is no way trucking companies will pay to mount and maintain a state of the art big screen on the back of their trucks. This will be low resolution, lousy contrast, and after a mile or two, it will be dirty. You will be lucky to make out useful details from it. There is no way you will not see the truck.