New Scientist happily reports that Australian boffins are working on a computerised system that will watch for road signs and step in when drivers fail to spot and correctly respond to them. Sneak assumes that the system will stand some chance of working most of the time - as long as the driver avoids Heron Quay roundabout in London’s docklands, that is, and its ill-advised piece of street sculpture...

30 Sep 2004