Current Events #4
Let your car tell you what it needs
Have you ever drove you car, and suddenly your tire runs out of air? Have you ever noticed your car's air filter needing to be replaced? Or if the engine needs new spark plugs? It would be cool if you could know what you're car needs in advance, right? Well it's a software idea, developed by the MIT research team.
In the Following article titled, "Let your car tell you what it needs", states the following "Within the next year or two, people may be able to get that kind of diagnostic information in just a few minutes, in their own cars or any car they happen to be in. They wouldn’t need to know anything about the car’s history or to connect to it in any way; the information would be derived from analyzing the car’s sounds and vibrations, as measured by the phone’s microphone and accelerometers....A smartphone app combining the various diagnostic systems the team developed could save the average driver $125 a year and improve their overall gas mileage by a few percentage points, Siegel says. For trucks, the savings could run to $600 a year, not counting the benefits of avoiding breakdowns that could result in lost income."
My personal opinion on this software/app is that it's a very smart way of helping not only your car, but also yourself. It can help you car by letting you know when your car's tires almost run out of air, or if the air filter needs to be replaced. It can help yourself because by knowing the car's problem in advance it can save you money by replacing the necessary parts for less money. I think that if you spend your hard earned money on an investment, like a car, you should be able to take care of it, and it should also function properly.
Have you ever drove you car, and suddenly your tire runs out of air? Have you ever noticed your car's air filter needing to be replaced? Or if the engine needs new spark plugs? It would be cool if you could know what you're car needs in advance, right? Well it's a software idea, developed by the MIT research team.
In the Following article titled, "Let your car tell you what it needs", states the following "Within the next year or two, people may be able to get that kind of diagnostic information in just a few minutes, in their own cars or any car they happen to be in. They wouldn’t need to know anything about the car’s history or to connect to it in any way; the information would be derived from analyzing the car’s sounds and vibrations, as measured by the phone’s microphone and accelerometers....A smartphone app combining the various diagnostic systems the team developed could save the average driver $125 a year and improve their overall gas mileage by a few percentage points, Siegel says. For trucks, the savings could run to $600 a year, not counting the benefits of avoiding breakdowns that could result in lost income."
My personal opinion on this software/app is that it's a very smart way of helping not only your car, but also yourself. It can help you car by letting you know when your car's tires almost run out of air, or if the air filter needs to be replaced. It can help yourself because by knowing the car's problem in advance it can save you money by replacing the necessary parts for less money. I think that if you spend your hard earned money on an investment, like a car, you should be able to take care of it, and it should also function properly.
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