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Samsung Trials New ‘See-Through’ Truck For Safer Overtaking: Video

Popular technology giant Samsung is currently trialling a new camera-based safety system designed to make the act of overtaking trucks safer. Anyone who has been faced with a slow-moving heavy vehicle on a two-way road will know it isn’t always e


Popular technology giant Samsung is currently trialling a new camera-based safety system designed to make the act of overtaking trucks safer.

Anyone who has been faced with a slow-moving heavy vehicle on a two-way road will know it isn’t always easy to gather enough forward vision to choose the best time to overtake - particularly on winding roads.

Conversely, overtaking a road train in the outback without exceeding the speed limit can also present a prolonged moment of danger. And at night, car drivers in the outback are pretty much relying on road train drivers to signal them when it’s safe to pass.

Samsung aims to make the act of overtaking safer, by projecting an image of the road ahead on the tailgate of a truck’s trailer.

Forward-facing cameras mounted to the truck record the view of the road ahead as seen by the truck driver and wirelessly transmit it to the tailgate.

Following drivers can then see ‘through’ heavy vehicles, giving them a much clearer idea of when it may be safe to overtake.

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