Mobile phone use has caused many car accidents, but now an automaker sees a way phones could be used to prevent crashes.<\/p>\n
Honda is introducing two new safety systems that alert drivers to the presence of pedestrians and motorcyclists using signals emitted by their mobile phones. The systems use Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DSRC), the same type of technology currently used to collect some highway tolls and planned for future vehicle-to-vehicle safety systems.<\/p>\n
When an approaching pedestrian is sensed by the system, which uses the GPS from the pedestrian’s phone, a warning sounds in the car and an alert is sent to the pedestrian’s phone. The car warning even lets the driver know whether the pedestrian is on the phone, texting or listening to music, which strikes some critics as invasive and unnecessary.<\/p>\n
In the case of motorcyclists, a warning sounds in the vehicle but no alert is sent to the motorcyclist’s phone. The system (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mobile phone use has caused many car accidents, but now an automaker sees a way phones could be used to prevent crashes. Honda is introducing two new safety systems that alert drivers to the presence of pedestrians and motorcyclists using…<\/span><\/p>\n