Posted on 02/22/2005 9:47:46 PM PST by Dan from Michigan
New car to take on Knight Rider
A new car has been described as the modern day Kitt from Knight Rider.
Kitt from the TV show told driver Michael Knight how he was feeling, how to beat the villains and how to act.
Swiss engineers have unveiled an interactive concept car known as the Senso.
The Senso runs on natural gas and determines the driver's mood by measuring biometric data and then adjusts the environment accordingly.
If the car detects an increase in heart rate or erratic driving it uses a selection of relaxing colours, music and even smells to help calm the driver down.
These are integrated into the futuristically designed interior panelling, which bathes the cockpit in dazzle-free ambient light.
And should the central computer establish any symptoms of sleepiness in the driver, electric motors integrated in the seat will shake him awake by vibrating.
The new car's design is also radical with the driver sitting alone in the middle of the front row, flanked behind by two passenger seats.
The Senso comes from Rinspeed Design and is due to be released at the Geneva motor show next month.
Depending on industry interest the car may go into production as early as next year with a price tag of around £20,000.
needs picture :)
no ejection seat?
I'm waiting for all the David Hasslehoff jokes. LOL.
The car was smarter than he was? LOL
Yuck, this is just weird!!!
A rolling mood ring.
I need one of these. Up until this point my wife has always had to ride with me to squirt me in the face with lavender oil and talk the revolver out of my hand.
Looks like deSensio to me.
If it doesn't have Turbo Boost, and it's not bullet proof, it's no substitute for KITT. It sounds more like My Mother the Car...
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