Korean tech company Samsung has designed a method to reduce the danger of driving behind an 18-wheeler, and it's called the "safety truck."
The company mounted a wireless camera onto the front grille of a trailer truck which sends what is being recorded to the back of the truck, according to Hindustan Times. This allows the people behind the massive mobile to see what is happening in front of the truck and in the other lane of traffic. Overtaking a truck on a two-lane road can be extremely dangerous. Samsung went to Argentina to test the prototype, where two-lane roads are common and traffic deaths rank among the world's highest, according to Healthdata.org.
"So far Samsung has been able to confirm that the technology works and that this idea can definitely save the lives of many people," Samsung said in a statement to PC Mag. "The next step is to perform the corresponding tests in order to comply with the existing national protocols and obtain the necessary permits and approvals."
Samsung does not plan on producing the technology. This is not the first idea of a transparent vehicle. Keio University in Japan created a see-through mechanism for the Toyota Prius, CBC News reported. Cameras were connected to the back and sides of the Prius and the image was displayed on the interior of the car. This enabled drivers to see the surroundings outside of the car that they would not normally be capable of seeing.
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