Intelligent cars from GM - the future is here

Imagine a situation: You are driving your car in a remote area and meet with an accident. It can be minutes or hours before somebody notices and help reaches you. Situations like this will soon be a fear of the past, because General motors (GM) is developing a new software that will provide back office services. GM plans to integrate this software into all future cars manufactured in India.

Indians, who have a record number of road accidents, will soon get GM cars fitted with this intelligent software and if the car is in an accident, the software automatically alerts the back office which in turn will rush to help to spot. The software can also send out warnings to the owner of the vehicle in case of attempt at theft or damage.

The concept, already in use in the U.S, can be extremely beneficial for Indian car users. In the event of an accident, the release of the airbags could send out alert signals to the back office service providers. GM is also working on components for engine and safety controls.

According to a GM spokesman, the sophisticated back office service will also assist if the car develops problems. The driver can personally call the back office service provider to intimate them of any specific problem that the vehicle is giving and it will be taken care of immediately.

Once the sophisticated software is in place, it would mean that a car breakdown would have to be struck off from the list of ‘most common excuses’, a reason most often made for showing up late for work!

Source:-Carzoo.com