In 2026: Cars That Can't Crash (Link)

So many people during the UAE short history have died in car accidents. Car crashes is the leading cause of death in this country and many other countries including the United States. One way that most accidents could be prevented: with cars that predict a coming collision—and take action to stop it.

In an article published in Popular Science, the key to the crash-free future is vehicle-to-vehicle communication, or V2V. Some advances that would make V2V possible are already on the way. Increasingly sophisticated GPS will soon allow you to pinpoint your vehicle’s precise location at any given moment, and stability-control systems that track your car’s speed and direction are even now feeding such information to onboard computers. The primary remaining challenge is finding the means to communicate that data to cars in your projected path.

General Motors has demonstrated a dedicated short-range communications (DSRC)-equipped Cadillac CTS that stops itself to avoid accidents. Its enhanced stability-control system predicts where it’s headed—like, into the rear end of another DSRC car stopped in the middle of the road—and prompts the onboard computer to apply the brakes without any input from the driver!

In another approach, Tomiji Sugimoto and his team at Honda R&D are working on a human-machine interface that will keep drivers in the loop. Head-up displays are a no-brainer. But Honda is also developing what’s called haptic feedback, such as shaking steering wheels and pedals that vibrate. “We’re talking about a system that acts like a backseat driver,” Sugimoto says.

What a better world we would live in if we could reduce the huge number of daily deaths caused by car accidents. Such researches and technolofies should be encouraged and supported globally. I hope the UAE will be one of those leading countries to support and to experiment .

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In 2026 You'll Own a Car That Can't Crash (Popular Science)
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