All New Gadget That Gives Drivers 360-degree View Around Their Car

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Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 12:07

Sometimes checking the approaching traffic in the rear-view mirror is an irritating task, but soon this is going to be history, as the scientist have developed a gadget that gives drivers a 360 degree view around their car.

The gadget, developed by Fujitsu Laboratories, uses four external cameras to produce a 3-D image on the dashboard. This amazing device is expected to become available in the next three years and will cost between 500 pounds and 1,000 pounds.

"It is basically video technology where you put cameras on the four corners of the car and it creates a 3D image," the Telegraph quoted a spokesman, as saying. "Each camera would capture its surrounding view and it''s this that is used to create the picture.

"It would be viewed on a screen in a car on a sat nav type device or set into a dashboard. "It would allow the drive to view all around the car while driving or stationary," he added.

The gadget adapts to different driving situations, allowing the motorist to view the entire surroundings of a vehicle, from the point of view and field of view that is most appropriate for each situation. Fujitsu said it would improve road safety by helping drivers in parking, passing on a narrow street, and seeing around tricky corners.

This could be able to solve some of the road problems encountered today.