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Bleeding Edge TV 149: Technocom Talks About The Future of Automobile Safety

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Gizmatic, Short Bytes, CES, CES 2007, Features, GPS, Transportation, Videocasts


We caught up with Technocom to talk about their Vehicle and Infrastructure Integration, which allows vehicles to integrate with both the road infrastructure as well as other cars. The hope is that the technology will both reduce traffic congestion and reduce auto accidents. Vehicles would be fitted with a custom Technocom console, or it would be built-in to a standard GPS device, and all of a sudden your driving world would be willed with different safety alerts so that you are kept on your toes about driving conditions and hazards.


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Bleeding Edge TV 138: Econolite Explains Traffic Signals

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Gizmatic, Short Bytes, CES, CES 2007, Features, Transportation, Videocasts


Econolite is one of the leading manufacturers of traffic light technology. Frank Provenzono of Econolite chats with us about the technologies that drivers normally take for granted, and tells us all about how traffic lights work and some of the more advanced things that traffic lights can do based on different traffic patterns. It all comes down to some pretty interesting stuff, as Frank helps detail exactly what technologies are in play at a busy intersection, for example.


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