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I did this for the 'speakers corner' on Dooyoo, and wanted at least a few people here to read it. I hope this is the right forum :S
So, how far have cars come over the past decade or so? Not far? Ok, we’ve improved brakes, with the addition of ABS. Car safety has improved, most cars now have passenger airbags too, some even have rear and side airbags. Cars crumple easier, so in a collision, it will not hurt the driver so much. Car design has improved, with even family saloons looking more attractive! And security has improved a little, with new immobilisers, and some cars being linked to a satellite theft system.
But where is the new technology? Global positioning, so you can see where you are, and where to go. This is a big step forward, people no longer relying on maps, they appear on the dashboard. But the technology side has not improved dramatically.
But we are in the digital age now! Cars need more useful technology. The citroen advert says ‘technology as it should be - 100% useful’ - I agree! The new citroen has Emergency braking assistance (Which does a lot less than the advert makes out); it reads the road, digitally sensing the surface. But the really innovative thing is the lights, which by sensing the light around them, work automatically. And the windscreen wipers, which feel impact upon them, and also work automatically. But these things are merely trivial!
So, the next generation of car is undergoing final testing. But what will it have?
SECURITY.
The next generation of cars will not use keys. The new BMW has a small digital device, which locks into a port on the car. It has 19 layers of passwords on it, so it will need a hacker, not a car thief to steal one!
The new alarms will be silent, but will alert the driver, via mobile phone, internet or other devices, and will also notify the police. I assume, if the driver does not cancel the alarm, (which will be obviously going off to the driver) the police will become involved. But the thing I like the most, is the fact that a remote controlled engine immobiliser, controlled only by the car manufacturer, can stop a car thief in his tracks!
DRIVING
Now this is simply amazing! The minor improvements include the car being ‘beamed’ a speed limit, which appears on the digital dashboard. If a driver exceeds the limit, the car automatically slows down, whether you like it or not! Much the same as on a game, when the GPS receiver locates a corner, which you are about to come to, an arrow appears on your digital display.
Some GPS receivers can be programmed to show a specific route from A to B right? Now your car will use this and DRIVE FOR YOU! The GPS unit gives detailed information and maps of the route you wish to take. This is downloaded onto the cars computer before you set out, for processing. Now, this is the clever bit. A load of sensors and cameras, of a minute size, positioned around the car will help it to drive.
By using a method similar to sonar, the computer will be able to tell how far away an object is. The computer will work out if the object is moving, it’s size, and it’s speed. It will compare this to what the GPS download says SHOULD be there, and works out if it is an obstacle or a car. The car ensures it keeps a safe distance from all objects. Although the car can sense where the road goes, it is hoped ‘cats eyes’ will be digitally programmed to send signals to cars to make sure they stay in lane! The brakes are also controlled by this system.
The windscreen wipers, lights, and windscreen wipers will all be CPU controlled. Of course, there is a manual override for all functions, because now cars are open for viruses!
STEREO etc.
In the BMW model, the ‘key’ controls all functions. It has a left, right, up down control system, which reacts with a menu in the car. You will be able to activate the stereo, sunroof, air conditioning, and possibly even the drinks holders! Because the menu is high on the dashboard, the driver can still concentrate on the road!
‘CHIPPING’
All cars have a central processor. This can now be ‘chipped’ in much the same way as a playstation. Your CPU can be removed, and re-programmed by specialists! They isolate the areas that control specific areas, and tune up your car. They can change brake responsiveness, change suspension configuration, and even the power of the headlights! By plugging into your cars maintenance port, patches can be uploaded directly into your car!
FUEL
All current cars run on petrol or diesel. Not any more! The cars of the future will run on electricity, so you can refuel your car from home! At the moment, 500 miles - worth can cost as little as £1! Fuel consumption will be less, though unfortunately, these cars have only a short range on one charge. Obviously, this change in fuel will also help the environment, with no pollution!
CONCLUSION
I think it is safe to say that in the future, cars will be mainly run by computers. Driving will be safer, easier, more fun, and ‘greener’. Soon you really will be able to just ‘sit back and enjoy the ride!’
So, how far have cars come over the past decade or so? Not far? Ok, we’ve improved brakes, with the addition of ABS. Car safety has improved, most cars now have passenger airbags too, some even have rear and side airbags. Cars crumple easier, so in a collision, it will not hurt the driver so much. Car design has improved, with even family saloons looking more attractive! And security has improved a little, with new immobilisers, and some cars being linked to a satellite theft system.
But where is the new technology? Global positioning, so you can see where you are, and where to go. This is a big step forward, people no longer relying on maps, they appear on the dashboard. But the technology side has not improved dramatically.
But we are in the digital age now! Cars need more useful technology. The citroen advert says ‘technology as it should be - 100% useful’ - I agree! The new citroen has Emergency braking assistance (Which does a lot less than the advert makes out); it reads the road, digitally sensing the surface. But the really innovative thing is the lights, which by sensing the light around them, work automatically. And the windscreen wipers, which feel impact upon them, and also work automatically. But these things are merely trivial!
So, the next generation of car is undergoing final testing. But what will it have?
SECURITY.
The next generation of cars will not use keys. The new BMW has a small digital device, which locks into a port on the car. It has 19 layers of passwords on it, so it will need a hacker, not a car thief to steal one!
The new alarms will be silent, but will alert the driver, via mobile phone, internet or other devices, and will also notify the police. I assume, if the driver does not cancel the alarm, (which will be obviously going off to the driver) the police will become involved. But the thing I like the most, is the fact that a remote controlled engine immobiliser, controlled only by the car manufacturer, can stop a car thief in his tracks!
DRIVING
Now this is simply amazing! The minor improvements include the car being ‘beamed’ a speed limit, which appears on the digital dashboard. If a driver exceeds the limit, the car automatically slows down, whether you like it or not! Much the same as on a game, when the GPS receiver locates a corner, which you are about to come to, an arrow appears on your digital display.
Some GPS receivers can be programmed to show a specific route from A to B right? Now your car will use this and DRIVE FOR YOU! The GPS unit gives detailed information and maps of the route you wish to take. This is downloaded onto the cars computer before you set out, for processing. Now, this is the clever bit. A load of sensors and cameras, of a minute size, positioned around the car will help it to drive.
By using a method similar to sonar, the computer will be able to tell how far away an object is. The computer will work out if the object is moving, it’s size, and it’s speed. It will compare this to what the GPS download says SHOULD be there, and works out if it is an obstacle or a car. The car ensures it keeps a safe distance from all objects. Although the car can sense where the road goes, it is hoped ‘cats eyes’ will be digitally programmed to send signals to cars to make sure they stay in lane! The brakes are also controlled by this system.
The windscreen wipers, lights, and windscreen wipers will all be CPU controlled. Of course, there is a manual override for all functions, because now cars are open for viruses!
STEREO etc.
In the BMW model, the ‘key’ controls all functions. It has a left, right, up down control system, which reacts with a menu in the car. You will be able to activate the stereo, sunroof, air conditioning, and possibly even the drinks holders! Because the menu is high on the dashboard, the driver can still concentrate on the road!
‘CHIPPING’
All cars have a central processor. This can now be ‘chipped’ in much the same way as a playstation. Your CPU can be removed, and re-programmed by specialists! They isolate the areas that control specific areas, and tune up your car. They can change brake responsiveness, change suspension configuration, and even the power of the headlights! By plugging into your cars maintenance port, patches can be uploaded directly into your car!
FUEL
All current cars run on petrol or diesel. Not any more! The cars of the future will run on electricity, so you can refuel your car from home! At the moment, 500 miles - worth can cost as little as £1! Fuel consumption will be less, though unfortunately, these cars have only a short range on one charge. Obviously, this change in fuel will also help the environment, with no pollution!
CONCLUSION
I think it is safe to say that in the future, cars will be mainly run by computers. Driving will be safer, easier, more fun, and ‘greener’. Soon you really will be able to just ‘sit back and enjoy the ride!’
> Driving will be safer, easier, more fun, and ‘greener’.
OK on saffty you have to remember that computer controled cars could have viruses or more likley bugs. Imagine you are going down the M11 at 70 moh in heavy traffic and all of a sudden your on-board computer crashes.
It will be easier and it may be greener if people can be convinced on electric cars but more fun. Driving will become just a mode of transport like the bus or tube and will not be as enjoyable as razzing it down the back lanes.
OK on saffty you have to remember that computer controled cars could have viruses or more likley bugs. Imagine you are going down the M11 at 70 moh in heavy traffic and all of a sudden your on-board computer crashes.
It will be easier and it may be greener if people can be convinced on electric cars but more fun. Driving will become just a mode of transport like the bus or tube and will not be as enjoyable as razzing it down the back lanes.
People don't want computers to drive cars, they just want cars to be more safer.
A study was carried out recently, and 80% of people in the UK would pefer to drive cars than computers drive cars.
In a world that has become more and more safer recently, people like having risks. Driving is one of the only things that give people a thrill! Cannot mention the other one.
Last of all Computers can go wrong, just like Human's but at least we can try to alter the outcome if anything goes wrong.
But if the computer went wrong during driving, virus for example all we can do is sit back and hope we wouldn't die!
Not many people trust computers!
A study was carried out recently, and 80% of people in the UK would pefer to drive cars than computers drive cars.
In a world that has become more and more safer recently, people like having risks. Driving is one of the only things that give people a thrill! Cannot mention the other one.
Last of all Computers can go wrong, just like Human's but at least we can try to alter the outcome if anything goes wrong.
But if the computer went wrong during driving, virus for example all we can do is sit back and hope we wouldn't die!
Not many people trust computers!
I did this for the 'speakers corner' on Dooyoo, and wanted at least a few people here to read it. I hope this is the right forum :S
So, how far have cars come over the past decade or so? Not far? Ok, we’ve improved brakes, with the addition of ABS. Car safety has improved, most cars now have passenger airbags too, some even have rear and side airbags. Cars crumple easier, so in a collision, it will not hurt the driver so much. Car design has improved, with even family saloons looking more attractive! And security has improved a little, with new immobilisers, and some cars being linked to a satellite theft system.
But where is the new technology? Global positioning, so you can see where you are, and where to go. This is a big step forward, people no longer relying on maps, they appear on the dashboard. But the technology side has not improved dramatically.
But we are in the digital age now! Cars need more useful technology. The citroen advert says ‘technology as it should be - 100% useful’ - I agree! The new citroen has Emergency braking assistance (Which does a lot less than the advert makes out); it reads the road, digitally sensing the surface. But the really innovative thing is the lights, which by sensing the light around them, work automatically. And the windscreen wipers, which feel impact upon them, and also work automatically. But these things are merely trivial!
So, the next generation of car is undergoing final testing. But what will it have?
SECURITY.
The next generation of cars will not use keys. The new BMW has a small digital device, which locks into a port on the car. It has 19 layers of passwords on it, so it will need a hacker, not a car thief to steal one!
The new alarms will be silent, but will alert the driver, via mobile phone, internet or other devices, and will also notify the police. I assume, if the driver does not cancel the alarm, (which will be obviously going off to the driver) the police will become involved. But the thing I like the most, is the fact that a remote controlled engine immobiliser, controlled only by the car manufacturer, can stop a car thief in his tracks!
DRIVING
Now this is simply amazing! The minor improvements include the car being ‘beamed’ a speed limit, which appears on the digital dashboard. If a driver exceeds the limit, the car automatically slows down, whether you like it or not! Much the same as on a game, when the GPS receiver locates a corner, which you are about to come to, an arrow appears on your digital display.
Some GPS receivers can be programmed to show a specific route from A to B right? Now your car will use this and DRIVE FOR YOU! The GPS unit gives detailed information and maps of the route you wish to take. This is downloaded onto the cars computer before you set out, for processing. Now, this is the clever bit. A load of sensors and cameras, of a minute size, positioned around the car will help it to drive.
By using a method similar to sonar, the computer will be able to tell how far away an object is. The computer will work out if the object is moving, it’s size, and it’s speed. It will compare this to what the GPS download says SHOULD be there, and works out if it is an obstacle or a car. The car ensures it keeps a safe distance from all objects. Although the car can sense where the road goes, it is hoped ‘cats eyes’ will be digitally programmed to send signals to cars to make sure they stay in lane! The brakes are also controlled by this system.
The windscreen wipers, lights, and windscreen wipers will all be CPU controlled. Of course, there is a manual override for all functions, because now cars are open for viruses!
STEREO etc.
In the BMW model, the ‘key’ controls all functions. It has a left, right, up down control system, which reacts with a menu in the car. You will be able to activate the stereo, sunroof, air conditioning, and possibly even the drinks holders! Because the menu is high on the dashboard, the driver can still concentrate on the road!
‘CHIPPING’
All cars have a central processor. This can now be ‘chipped’ in much the same way as a playstation. Your CPU can be removed, and re-programmed by specialists! They isolate the areas that control specific areas, and tune up your car. They can change brake responsiveness, change suspension configuration, and even the power of the headlights! By plugging into your cars maintenance port, patches can be uploaded directly into your car!
FUEL
All current cars run on petrol or diesel. Not any more! The cars of the future will run on electricity, so you can refuel your car from home! At the moment, 500 miles - worth can cost as little as £1! Fuel consumption will be less, though unfortunately, these cars have only a short range on one charge. Obviously, this change in fuel will also help the environment, with no pollution!
CONCLUSION
I think it is safe to say that in the future, cars will be mainly run by computers. Driving will be safer, easier, more fun, and ‘greener’. Soon you really will be able to just ‘sit back and enjoy the ride!’
So, how far have cars come over the past decade or so? Not far? Ok, we’ve improved brakes, with the addition of ABS. Car safety has improved, most cars now have passenger airbags too, some even have rear and side airbags. Cars crumple easier, so in a collision, it will not hurt the driver so much. Car design has improved, with even family saloons looking more attractive! And security has improved a little, with new immobilisers, and some cars being linked to a satellite theft system.
But where is the new technology? Global positioning, so you can see where you are, and where to go. This is a big step forward, people no longer relying on maps, they appear on the dashboard. But the technology side has not improved dramatically.
But we are in the digital age now! Cars need more useful technology. The citroen advert says ‘technology as it should be - 100% useful’ - I agree! The new citroen has Emergency braking assistance (Which does a lot less than the advert makes out); it reads the road, digitally sensing the surface. But the really innovative thing is the lights, which by sensing the light around them, work automatically. And the windscreen wipers, which feel impact upon them, and also work automatically. But these things are merely trivial!
So, the next generation of car is undergoing final testing. But what will it have?
SECURITY.
The next generation of cars will not use keys. The new BMW has a small digital device, which locks into a port on the car. It has 19 layers of passwords on it, so it will need a hacker, not a car thief to steal one!
The new alarms will be silent, but will alert the driver, via mobile phone, internet or other devices, and will also notify the police. I assume, if the driver does not cancel the alarm, (which will be obviously going off to the driver) the police will become involved. But the thing I like the most, is the fact that a remote controlled engine immobiliser, controlled only by the car manufacturer, can stop a car thief in his tracks!
DRIVING
Now this is simply amazing! The minor improvements include the car being ‘beamed’ a speed limit, which appears on the digital dashboard. If a driver exceeds the limit, the car automatically slows down, whether you like it or not! Much the same as on a game, when the GPS receiver locates a corner, which you are about to come to, an arrow appears on your digital display.
Some GPS receivers can be programmed to show a specific route from A to B right? Now your car will use this and DRIVE FOR YOU! The GPS unit gives detailed information and maps of the route you wish to take. This is downloaded onto the cars computer before you set out, for processing. Now, this is the clever bit. A load of sensors and cameras, of a minute size, positioned around the car will help it to drive.
By using a method similar to sonar, the computer will be able to tell how far away an object is. The computer will work out if the object is moving, it’s size, and it’s speed. It will compare this to what the GPS download says SHOULD be there, and works out if it is an obstacle or a car. The car ensures it keeps a safe distance from all objects. Although the car can sense where the road goes, it is hoped ‘cats eyes’ will be digitally programmed to send signals to cars to make sure they stay in lane! The brakes are also controlled by this system.
The windscreen wipers, lights, and windscreen wipers will all be CPU controlled. Of course, there is a manual override for all functions, because now cars are open for viruses!
STEREO etc.
In the BMW model, the ‘key’ controls all functions. It has a left, right, up down control system, which reacts with a menu in the car. You will be able to activate the stereo, sunroof, air conditioning, and possibly even the drinks holders! Because the menu is high on the dashboard, the driver can still concentrate on the road!
‘CHIPPING’
All cars have a central processor. This can now be ‘chipped’ in much the same way as a playstation. Your CPU can be removed, and re-programmed by specialists! They isolate the areas that control specific areas, and tune up your car. They can change brake responsiveness, change suspension configuration, and even the power of the headlights! By plugging into your cars maintenance port, patches can be uploaded directly into your car!
FUEL
All current cars run on petrol or diesel. Not any more! The cars of the future will run on electricity, so you can refuel your car from home! At the moment, 500 miles - worth can cost as little as £1! Fuel consumption will be less, though unfortunately, these cars have only a short range on one charge. Obviously, this change in fuel will also help the environment, with no pollution!
CONCLUSION
I think it is safe to say that in the future, cars will be mainly run by computers. Driving will be safer, easier, more fun, and ‘greener’. Soon you really will be able to just ‘sit back and enjoy the ride!’