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posted by martyb on Friday August 21 2015, @02:12AM   Printer-friendly
from the Squirrel!-Oh!-Oh.-Ewwwww! dept.

[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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  • (Score: 2) by Hartree on Friday August 21 2015, @05:33AM

    by Hartree (195) on Friday August 21 2015, @05:33AM (#225721)

    Not every hack has to be done remotely. Trucks, and especially semitrailers often sit around unattended for fairly long periods. How well covered is the wiring back to the screen on the back of the trailer if it's not wireless? Seems pretty straightforward to do a hardware mod surreptitiously.

    Given the recent problems with security on car networks are you all that confident of them shipping a really bad design? ;)

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