Transmitters, sat-nav and VoIP take centre stage at NEC's R&D labs
By Tim Ferguson, 21 January 2008 12:10
This is one of the transmitters that can be placed on the side of the road at accident trouble spots. It picks up information on the local road conditions - such as ice or an obstruction - and transmits it to receivers in approaching cars.
Photo credit: Tim Ferguson
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1. Dr H de Glanville
Pic No 4 shows a large red warning triangle that might appear on one's sat-nav. One would need to be very strong-minded not to let such a thing divert one's attention from the road ahead.even momentarily, let alone to take in the "details of temperature and humidity" displayed below it.