In your face Toyota

[Taro Toporific]

Toyota Computer Makes You Watch the Road
AP, Sep 6, 7:31 AM EDT, TOKYO -- Japanese automaker Toyota has developed a safety technology that it says will keep the driver's eyes on the road.
An image-processing computer system developed by Toyota Motor Corp. and a Toyota affiliate uses a camera near the steering wheel to detect when the driver stops looking straight ahead. The system flashes a light on the dashboard display and emits a beeping noise when the eyes start to wander. If the driver still doesn't respond, brakes kick in....The feature will be offered in Lexus luxury models set to be sold in Japan in spring...more....

[IkemenTommy]

WTF?
What if you had to change CDs on your stereo and look down?
Will these cars stop suddenly on the road and have an emergency shut down?

[Mike Oxlong]

I see...so if I do what shocks many of my Japanese passengers, and shoulder-check, the car will warn me that my driving is not up to snuff...?!

Or if I check the rear-view or side-view mirrors from time to time, check the speedometer and gauges occasionally, and glance out the side windows all in the name of situational awareness, the freakin' car will censure me...?!

[IkemenTommy]

At least its not like Mitsubishi cars that will engulf in flames and blow up without a reason.

[Mike Oxlong]

At least its not like Mitsubishi cars that will engulf in flames and blow up without a reason.

Just like The Simpsons. Every time a car (or any type of vehicle) is involved in the slightest of accidents, it inevitably explodes in a big ball of flames