# Dept Transportation announces plans for new anti collision technology. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 3, 2014, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dept-transportation-announces-plans-for-new-anti-collision-technology/680462 "2014-02-03T23:09:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2014, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dept-transportation-announces-plans-for-new-anti-collision-technology/680462/21 "2014-02-04T19:48:18Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > According to the first linked article, it could be used in conjunction with cell phone signals. _Chirp_ [Checks cellphone for text message] _Don’t look now, but a 3-ton cement mixer is about to flatten you. Have a nice day._ ---
**Author:** ![computergeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@computergeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/computergeek)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2014, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dept-transportation-announces-plans-for-new-anti-collision-technology/680462/22 "2014-02-04T22:01:08Z")
This is a continuation of the path towards self-driving cars and there have been discussions about that in other topics. I can’t wait for this! ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2014, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dept-transportation-announces-plans-for-new-anti-collision-technology/680462/23 "2014-02-05T00:11:33Z")
Great, something else to drive the prices of cars up even higher. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dept-transportation-announces-plans-for-new-anti-collision-technology/680462.md?page=1)