Samsung wants to stick its displays on the back of trucks to improve road safety

Fox News.com ^ | June 23, 2015 | Trevor Mogg

[Kaslin]

Samsung wants to put huge video displays on the back of trucks.

No, this isn't some bizarre entertainment-based initiative designed to make the lives of trailing drivers less stressful by screening a selection of TV shows to help pass the time, though thinking about it, that might not be such a bad idea.

Instead, Samsung's idea focuses on improving road safety, particularly along two-lane roads where impatient drivers can make poor choices when overtaking slow trucks in front.

The technology involves fitting a wireless camera to the front of the truck that provides live-view imagery to a giant four-screen display -- Samsung made, of course -- fitted on the back.

[Kaslin]

Kind of neat, watch the video in the link or in this link

Samsung Safety Truck (English Version)

[DuncanWaring]

Great idea.

Until some anomaly of geometry doesn’t show an oncoming car, and someone pulls out to pass expecting the road to be clear, and another lawyer gets rich.

[TomGuy]

make the lives of trailing drivers less stressful by screening a selection of TV shows to help pass the time

And what could go wrong with that?

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TV for trailing drivers, pilotless drone semi's, driverless vehicles, illegals without insurance or driver's license ...

I think I woke up in a Jetsons cartoon.

[knittnmom]

Neat idea . Wonder how long it will take someone to decide to steal them.

[moovova]

Waiting for the hack that will display porn on the rear screens.

“Don’t look Ethel”

But, it was too late...

[Kaslin]

You can bet that Samsung would fire him or her immediately

[Kaslin]

I thought it was too

[knittnmom]

LOL!

[Covenantor]

Samsung getting ahead of the driverless trucks allowing the presentation of entertainment. Your EZ-Pass will be automatically charged.

Educational TV!