Will Our Brains Drive Cars In The Future?
Friday, 23. February 2018
If you’re a fan of the Inbetweeners, as I am, you will no doubt identify the characters with old school friends with at least one of them being remembered as a bit of a nutter. Not always on the same page as the rest of us. With this in the back of my mind, I read with dread that Nissan are developing technology that will sync your brain with the car’s technology.
Not only my nutcase schoolmates, and there were more than one, but I have had one of those moments wondering how much damage would be caused if I ran up the back of the car in front! Obviously, I didn’t do it but have you had similar thoughts? Just me then. But thinking something like that could, in my opinion, be misinterpreted!
Nissan and fellow developers, Swiss University Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, think not but are really keen to incorporate the latest tech into their cars. The brain signals will be collected and interpreted to identify whether more or less driving assistance is needed. Thus ensuring that the driver receives sufficient assistance to make his driving safe.
The system will even be able to change settings in preparation for the driver taking action like turning the steering wheel. They suggest that the technology will make autonomous driving more comfortable by sensing discomfort and changing a few settings.
That’s fine when one of my nutty friends is being driven by an autonomous car but with him sitting behind the wheel I dread to think what could go wrong or he could end up in the front row of Stringfellow’s! Hmm, maybe this needs a little more thought. By Graham Hill
