CNBC Samsung has a lofty idea to make highways safer for truck drivers and regular motorists—giant flat-screen TV panels. Samsung’s “safety truck” has a wireless camera installed on the grill that displays what’s in front of the vehicle on a flatscreen TV attached to the back of the truck. That allows tailgaters and cautious drivers alike to see what’s in front of trucks. Samsung announced the prototype truck last week. Samsung said in a statement that the prototype truck is no longer operational but that the “idea can definitely save the lives of many people.” The Korean tech giant said the prototype trucks need more testing before appearing on roads.
I applaud the innovation by lets agree this ends one of two ways.
Either Samsung can only take this so far and ultimately Apple sweeps in, pimps it out, and gets it into production right away or Samsung releases a glorified beta and we’re hearing stories about the monitors getting “hacked” and playing pornography on the highway “by mistake.”
That kind of cynicism is a product of the world we live in. These days companies like Sony are getting hacked and celebrities are using “getting hacked” as a get out of jail free card to undo an offensive tweet.
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All I’m saying is don’t act surprised when these cars that can park themselves take over and launch cars off the road.
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