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    Nissan this week showed off its Robot Agent at the Tokyo Motor Show. The robot, which sits in the dashboard of the company's Pivo 2 concept car, uses built-in cameras to read the driver's facial queues and pick up on whether he's getting tired or stressed out. The robot, speaking in English or Japanese, will nod, shake its head and even blink while it talks the driver out of a bad mood or suggests that he pull over and take a break.

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    The robot is just one piece of the Pivo 2 concept automobile, which is an electric car that runs on plug-in, lithium-ion batteries. The car's wheels can turn 90 degrees so the driver can simply slide sideways into a parallel parking spot. That's not the car's only trick, though -- the Pivo 2's passenger cabin can turn 360 degrees. That means the driver would never have to back up. Instead, she simply could spin the cabin around and drive forward.
    http://www.computerworld.com/action/...intsrc=hm_list
    Yeah, no more parallel parking...

    The mood recognition technology is currently being trialed in real-world tests by Nissan. A camera mounted in front of the driver monitors eye movement to detect when the driver might be sleepy. This triggers the seat belt to tighten and this movement will hopefully snap the driver out of their drowsiness or prompt them to take a rest. A voice alert also sounds and a message pops up on the car's navigation screen.

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    "We have data that happy drivers' accident rates are drastically lower than depressed ones, so this robot stays there to make sure the driver is happy always," said Masato Inoue, chief designer at Nissan's exploratory design group, in an interview at the Motor Show. "This guides the driver and sometimes cheers up the driver. For example, if the driver is irritated it might say 'Hey, you look somehow angry. Why? Please calm down.'"

    http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,13...e/article.html
    I have a feeling that my car telling me to calm down might prove to be counter-productive...

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    Yeah me too. Then not only do I have dumb drivers to yell at, but a robot too.


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    Yeah, if I had a robot in my car telling me to calm down while I was in L.A. traffic, I would smash that little plastic fucker into smithereens.

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    Default Re: In-car robot offers helpful advice

    Quote Originally Posted by dlabtot View Post
    Yeah, no more parallel parking...



    I have a feeling that my car telling me to calm down might prove to be counter-productive...

    Yeah.

    Hey, pal, are you having a bad day? Maybe you ought to pull over...

    Maybe that jerk in front of me out to figure out how to drive his car...

    Hey, pal, are you having a bad day? Maybe you ought to pull over...

    You pull over

    Hey, pal, are you having a bad day? Maybe you ought to pull over...

    Shut up, dammit

    Hey, pal, are you having a bad day? Maybe you ought to pull over...

    Where's the off switch, anyway?

    Hey, pal, are you having a bad day? Maybe you ought to pull over...

    There's gonna be a volume switch here someplace...

    Hey, pal, are you having a bad day? Maybe you ought to pull over...

    Shut up!

    Hey, pal, are you having a bad day? Maybe you ought to pull over...

    That's it, I'm getting a screwdriver and yanking you out of the dash

    Hey, pal, are you having a bad day? Maybe you ought to pull over...
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    Maybe instead they should make a robot that will help you yell at the other drivers. Or help with an extra middle finger. Anything will help me cal down other than being told to by a fucking robot.

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    I think it will be nice. If the person gets it regular check up. I think it will help older people get around better. I get tierd of the old people driving in two lanes. or driving two slow. This way we can get rid of at least this promblem.
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