Sat Nav 2.0 could lead to a 'crash proof' car

The modern plight of blindly following your sat nav only to find yourself stuck down a country path half the width of your car could be solved, if TomTom and Navteq have anything to do with it. They're developing the Advanced Driver Assistance Programme, which as well as route planning, will offer information such as any obstacles on the road, the gradient and advise on when to change gear to maximise fuel efficiency.

The standalone system is expected to hit the shelves in the next three years, but Audi and BMW are already rumoured to have plans to install it in all their future models. I'm pretty sure that makes it no more than four years til we can just programme in our destination and sit back whilst the car drives itself, KITT-style. And then I'll never need to take a driving test.

[via The Telegraph]

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