Two weeks back, Audi announced the 'GO' for their pet project dubbed Travolution. A system that commences its testing phase in Ingolstadt, Germany (Audi HQ's hometown) includes the modification of a number of traffic lights that could wirelessly transmit information on the time lapse of it's transition, then an onboard computer, having receive information from the wireless transmitter would then calculate the time need for the car to reach the traffic light when it turns 'Green', indicating a recommended speed for the driver to eliminate sudden acceleration or braking that would be detrimental for fuel efficiency or dangerous maneuvers.
On the face of it, this system seems like the next best thing since Adam fucked Eve, relieving us from the anxiety of trying to go pedal to the metal trying to cross the 5 minute once One Utama traffic light, and then it turns to the yellow light when we're dangerously short of braking distance, and short of horses to cross it on time, even endangering the cowboy behind who's trying the same stunt, and it would be a session fo name card exchanging should the car behind lacks ABS. Now, why am I using such a tone of manner in reporting Audi's Travolution? Because I found a better solution, one that would be applicable to all cars regardless its a year 2010 Audi A6 or a 1910 Ford Model T. A simple countdown timer fixed on every traffic light would've done the job pretty much the same. As our protein base CPUs are much faster, more efficient at calculations of distant vs time vs speed, and at the same time coordinating our hands and feet. This, without doubt, is the classic example of the
NASA ballpoint pen joke.
Two weeks back, Audi announced the 'GO' for their pet project dubbed Travolution. A system that commences its testing phase in Ingolstadt, Germany (Audi HQ's hometown) includes the modification of a number of traffic lights that could wirelessly transmit information on the time lapse of it's transition, then an onboard computer, having receive information from the wireless transmitter would then calculate the time need for the car to reach the traffic light when it turns 'Green', indicating a recommended speed for the driver to eliminate sudden acceleration or braking that would be detrimental for fuel efficiency or dangerous maneuvers.
On the face of it, this system seems like the next best thing since Adam fucked Eve, relieving us from the anxiety of trying to go pedal to the metal trying to cross the 5 minute once One Utama traffic light, and then it turns to the yellow light when we're dangerously short of braking distance, and short of horses to cross it on time, even endangering the cowboy behind who's trying the same stunt, and it would be a session fo name card exchanging should the car behind lacks ABS. Now, why am I using such a tone of manner in reporting Audi's Travolution? Because I found a better solution, one that would be applicable to all cars regardless its a year 2010 Audi A6 or a 1910 Ford Model T. A simple countdown timer fixed on every traffic light would've done the job pretty much the same. As our protein base CPUs are much faster, more efficient at calculations of distant vs time vs speed, and at the same time coordinating our hands and feet. This, without doubt, is the classic example of the NASA ballpoint pen joke.
