A new driver warning system that can help drivers avoid holes in roads
Students at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) have developed a new driver warning system that can help drivers avoid holes in roads, which they said could reduce traffic accidents, the university said Tuesday.
The system named “Wireless-based Active Car-Following and Pothole Warning” has been jointly invented by two students at the school’s Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Tseng Yu-fan and Tang Hao-yi.
The system, which combines an engine, a GPS receiver, an accelerometer, an Internet communicator and a laptop can precisely detect and locate holes in roads in vehicles equipped with the system.
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