Introducing, the car that reads your mind \u2013 and your heart and liver<\/h3>\nNissan has unveiled Nismo, a \u201csmartwatch\u201d (i.e. automated wristband) that displays the vitals of drivers (heartbeat, body temperature, social media performance) and their car (fuel efficiency). Future incarnations of this technology could include a car-watch combo that measures the driver\u2019s sobriety before agreeing to start the engine. Nissan is also developing \u201cmind-reading\u201d capacities for Nismo. Read Full Article<\/a>\nSource:<\/strong>\u00a0Fast Company\n

Toyota in trouble<\/h3>\nToyota has issued a recall for almost 800,000 hybrid sedans and cross-overs, for the second time. \u00a0Specific Toyota makes and models have continued experiencing suspension problems \u2013 despite an August 2012 recall and rerelease \u2013 due to improperly tightened nuts on the vehicles\u2019 suspension arm. \u00a0The company has notified National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and expects the recall to be completed by mid-February. Read Full Article<\/a>\nSource:<\/strong> NBC News\n

This is scary stuff<\/h3>\nForget driverless cars. Twenty to 70 percent of your vehicle\u2019s operations \u2013 the steering, the brakes, the gas gauge, the horns, lights and seatbelts \u2013 are already computer controlled and, therefore, vulnerable to hacking. That\u2019s what computer security teams proved during a recent hacker event in Detroit. Using a laptop — and later a Bluetooth connection — the teams fully penetrated and manipulated a car\u2019s control networks, demonstrating how accidents could be caused remotely.\n\nBoth Ford and Toyota have responded, saying their models are protected from unauthorized commands. But research from the University of Washington and University of California at San Diego indicates car hacking might be more possible than we\u2019ve been led to believe.\u00a0Read the Full Article<\/a>\nSource:\u00a0<\/strong>Huffington Post\n

Los Angeles-based dev team made the app to settle your car insurance claim<\/h3>\nRoadView, a \u201cblack box\u201d app conceived at the recent TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon<\/a>, enables cars to capture momentary, real-time data including 60 second video documentation, time of day, weather, location, and even the driver\u2019s breaking speed. The surveillance is triggered by internal changes (air bag deployment, for example) or voice command. Of course this will be useful in determining accident causes, but RoadView could also catch rare occurrences such as a meteor shower. Read Full Article<\/a><\/span>\nSource:<\/strong> TechCrunch\n

This press release can keep your kids safe<\/h3>\nGoing back to school means more contact between kids and cars. Monday through Friday, students take bus rides, walks, bike trips, and car rides to get to school. In fact, research by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) found most accidents involving underage pedestrians happen when kids are traveling to school (7 am to 8 am) or from it (3 pm to 4pm). In response, they\u2019ve issued a release on recommended practices to help keep these wee-walkers safe during throughout the school year. Full Release Here<\/a>\nSource:<\/strong> National Highway Traffic Safety Administration\n\n \n\nImage: dfirecop on Flickr,\u00a0http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28111950@N00\/<\/a><\/em>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Introducing, the car that reads your mind \u2013 and your heart and liver Nissan has unveiled Nismo, a \u201csmartwatch\u201d (i.e. automated wristband) that displays the vitals of drivers (heartbeat, body temperature, social media performance) and their car (fuel efficiency). Future incarnations of this technology could include a car-watch combo that measures the driver\u2019s sobriety before agreeing to start the engine. … Continue reading “The Week in Traffic Safety: September 10, 2013”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1507,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[97,98,99],"class_list":["post-979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-traffic-safety","tag-smartwatch","tag-toyota","tag-hackathon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/979\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}