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Smart CarIBM and United Arab Emirates University jointly developed a “smart box” telematics system that can warn drivers if they’re breaking the speed limit, record actions taken during an accident and even issue speeding tickets to offenders. The system combines cellular, GPS and voice recognition technologies to provide totalitarian control of the driving populus. Oh, and maybe games too.

UAE University, IBM unveil prototype of first car safety device at GITEX 2004 [AME Info]
[Via: Jalopnik]

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  1. Eman | October 8, 2004 at 5:03 pm | Permalink

    WOW! very impressive…Loved it :)

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