Soon, Hi-tech car may guide older drivers
British engineers are developing a new hi-tech car meant for elderlies which they say can guide the driver in identifying the safest routes.
The car, which has navigation tools, night vision systems and intelligent speed adaptations, can also monitor stress levels, concentration and driving habits of the drivers by tracking their eye movements.
The technology, called Granny-Nav, is being developed by a team at the Newcastle University under the £12-million “social inclusion through the digital economy (SiDE)” project. It is aimed at helping older drivers to stay on the road, as most of them often give up driving because their reaction times slow down, the researchers said. Phil Blythe, professor of intelligent transport systems at Newcastle, said: “For many older people, particularly those living alone or in rural areas, driving is essential for maintaining their independence.
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‘Men really do prefer women in red’
A new research has added colour — literally and figuratively — to the age-old question of what attracts men to women — it’s red.
Yes, men really do prefer a lady in red — because they think they will sleep with the woman on first date, according to a team of researchers from the University of South Brittany in France.
The researchers have based their findings on an analysis of 120 male students, aged 18 to 21, and split them into four groups. Each volunteer spent 30 seconds looking at an image of the same 20-year-old woman but the colour of her top varied for each group from red, blue, green or white. — PTI
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