Public security

Was The Solution for Ramming Attacks Found?

Vehicle ramming has become terrorists’ weapon of choice. Cases such as the deadly attacks in Barcelona and Charlottesville, show the attack can be all over before authorities take action.
However, life-saving technology that could literally stop vehicles from being driven into pedestrians is set to be widely available in the next decade, according to the head of Carnegie Mellon University in Australia, Emil Bolongaita. The revolutionary technology is promised to bring a dramatic change in the motoring industry and will eventually lead to a reduction in the number of vehicle ramming attacks, Professor Bolongaita said.
“The goal is to manufacture vehicles with artificial intelligence so that they will refuse to crash and proceed when there is a human being in front of them. They will automatically stop and refuse to proceed” Professor Bolongaita told heraldsun.com.
Scientists are working to prevent the driver from overriding the vehicle’s movement, making the machine immune to human conditions like road rage, fatigue, distractions and, in terror cases, malicious intent that can lead to fatalities.