US To Standardize Car App/communication Device Components 173
coondoggie writes "The U.S. Department of Transportation has high hopes of standardizing the way autos talk to each other and with other intelligent roadway systems of the future. The department recently issued a call for public and private researchers and experts to help it build what the DOT called 'a hypothetical four layer approach to connected vehicle devices and applications certification.'"
Could only be better if: (Score:5, Funny)
The UN creates a completely different standard, based on Russian Car Cams.
Not needed for drivers though. (Score:5, Funny)
This is probably not needed for their drivers though. The use of middle fingers and "FUCK YOU!" appears to have caught on just fine as an industry standard.
Re:This is probably a good idea in the long run (Score:5, Funny)
I think for me, the biggest feature I'd like to see is a HUD
Prior art: Windshield.
Re:This is probably a good idea in the long run (Score:5, Funny)
the problem with the prior art is that the display of that HUD is really buggy.
Re:Please give me "get off the left-lane stupid" m (Score:5, Funny)
ADDENDUM... especially when the left-lane idiot is going the same speed as the dump-truck next to him. So everyone is getting pelted with small pebbles and things and are unable to pass.
I don't need a new government standard to fix this. I already put a pair of pneumatically-driven TRAIN HORNS connected to a deep cycle marine battery and isolated with a big honking 1 farad capacitor and an industrial-grade current limiter under the hood. It's good for about 20 seconds of SWEET MOTHER OF GOD sound before it spends the next half hour recharging off the alternator.
Believe me... people get out of the way when their car is literally shaking from the noise behind them. And yes, I did dynamat the entire passenger compartment, even the firewall... which makes for whisper-quiet drives until HORN OF DEATH is activated. I have four sets of industrial-grade ear protection and a pack of disposable ear plugs in the glove box, because I measured the SPL at over 120dB even with all the sound-dampening. Unfortunately, the windshield itself transmits a significant amount of vibration through it and there's no practical way to fix that problem...
I've only had to use this weapons-grade horn a couple of times, but let me say, the effects were immediate. Make sure you have plenty of distance between the vehicle in front of you when you hit the button... people have a funny habit of standing on the brakes when their world turns a vibrating shade of red.
I personally guarantee you though... you'll be able to pass anyone after pushing the big blue button.
Re:Could only be better if: (Score:4, Funny)
The UN creates a completely different standard, based on Russian Car Cams.
Bollocks. The four-layer DOT model will be no less raging success than the seven-layer OSI model.
Obligatory XKCD (Score:4, Funny)