The Germans are at it again....

The Germans are at it again....

Intelligent car door clams up when danger's about

The Germans are legendary for over-engineering everything, but this is one technology that might do some good in the world. Researchers at BMW are working on a “smart door” technology that would be able to sense obstructions and make it harder for drivers to open their door. The idea is being developed to protect people dumb enough to open their car doors into lamp posts, parking meters, and trashcans, but the obvious good news for bikers is that it could save them from being doored.

The brainchild of Michael Graf at BMW and Michael Strolz's team at the Technical University of Munich, the "haptic" – technology that gives tactile feedback – doors could cut both road injuries and repair bills, they say.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16895-inte...

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"I thought of that while riding my bike"
Albert Einstein, on discovering the theory of relativity