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BROTHERS THAT PLAY TOGETHER,
STAY TOGETHER.
>> AND THE INVENTIVE SPIRIT
DOES NOT STOP THERE, WE HAVE
TIM NEWMAN.
WHAT HAVE YOU BROUGHT.
>> A PRODUCT CALLED
BREAKERS.
BROADCASTING TO RADIOS AHEAD.
KEEPS YOUR RESPONDERS SAFE.
>> THAT WORKS NICELY.
WHAT DOES IT DO IN A
NUTSHELL.
>> BASICALLY IT ALLOWS A
DRIVER TO BE INFORMED IN
ADVANCE THAT EMERGENCY
VEHICLES ARE APPROACHING.
IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN FROM
WITHIN THEIR CAR REGARDLESS
THE FUNCTION OF THE RADIO.
>> OK, WELL LOOKS LIKE WE
HAPPEN TO HAVE A DASH BOARD
WITH A RADIO HERE.
I'M GOING TO PLAY SOME MUSIC,
AND YOU WILL GIVE ME A
SIMULATION.
GO.
>> LET'S SEE WHAT'S ON THE
RADIO.
VERY NICE, RELAXING DRIVING
MUSIC.
SO I'M DRIVING AND I'M NOT
PAYING ATTENTION WHAT'S
AROUND ME.
SO WHAT HAPPENS.
>> AS THE POLICE CAR
APPROACHES, IT WILL
INTERRUPT THE RADIO.
>> PLEASE BE ADVISED A
POLICE VEHICLE IS ON ITS WAY
TO AN EMERGENCY CALL.
IF YOU SEE THEM, PLEASE PULL
OVER TO RIGHT SO THEY CAN
SAFELY PASS.
>> AFTERWARDS IT WILL GO
BACK TO THE RADIO.
>> WHAT HAPPENS IF THE RADIO
IS OFF.
>> THAT'S ANOTHER GOOD
QUESTION.
SO I HAPPEN TO HAVE MORE
THAN ONE MESSAGE ON HERE.
>> CAUTION, A POLICE CAR
PARKED AHEAD ON THE
SHOULDER.
>> THAT'S A DIFFERENT
MESSAGE.
SO DOES THE FIRST RESPONDER
HAS THE OPTION LIKE A BUNCH
OF BUTTONS THEY CAN PUSH.
>> THAT'S RIGHT, AND THEY'RE
ALL CUSTOMIZED TO THE
DEPARTMENT SO IF THEY HAVE A
SPECIFIC ISSUE THEY'RE
TRYING TO FIGHT THEY ALSO
HAVE THE OPTION OF ADDING
THAT IN.
>> IS THIS JUST BECAUSE
PEOPLE LISTEN TO THE RADIOS
TOO LOUD IN THEIR ZMARS
BECAUSE SCARS SIRENS, RIGHT?
>> BUT SIRENS ARE NOW
MOUNTED BEHIND THE BUMPER SO
THEY HAVE TO PENETRATE THE
METAL AND PLASTIC OF THEIR
OWN CAR IN ORDER TO GET OUT
INTO THE WORLD.
AND WITH NEW CARS BEEN MORE
SOUNDPROOF IT'S MORE
DIFFICULT FOR THAT SOUND TO
GET IN.
>> THEN I CAN'T HEAR
AMBULANCES.
SO HOW DOES THE TECHNOLOGY
WORK?
HOW DOES THE POLICE CAR
TRANSMIT TO MY CAR?
>> THERE'S A TRANSMITTER
THAT WOULD BE BUILT INTO THE
POLICE CAR.
THEY HAVE MESSAGES THEY CAN
SELECT FROM, IT'S NOT LIKE A
RADAR DETECTOR.
SO, IT'S ONLY A DETECTED
WHEN THEY SELECT THE MESSAGE.
AND THEN THERE'S A RECEIVER
THAT WOULD BE BUILT IN TO
NEW CAR PRODUCTION OR AN
AFTER MARKET PRODUCT DOWN
THE ROAD THAT WOULD ALWAYS
BE LOOKING AND LISTENING FOR
THAT MESSAGE.
SO AS SOON AS IT INTERACT
WITHIN A HALF A KILOMETRE
RANGE, THEN IT WILL
INTERRUPT THE RADIO COME
ACROSS THE SPEAKERS.
>> THAT SOUNDS GREAT ON THE
HIGHWAY, BUT HALF A
KILOMETRE RANGE, IF EVERY
TIME A SIREN HAD YOU KNOW,
EVERY TIME YOU WERE WITHIN
HALF A KILOMETRE OF A COP
CAR WITH A SIREN IN A BIG
CITY, YOU WOULD BE STOPPED
ALL THE TIME.
AREN'T YOU WORRIED YOU WOULD
CREATE ABOUT SHUT GRIDLOCK.
>> I HAVE TWO DIFFERENT WAYS
OF FIGHTING IT.
THE FIRST ONE IS THE
TECHNOLOGY I'M USING IS LINE
OF SIGHT.
SO IF THERE'S A BUILDING IN
BETWEEN IT'S NOT GOING TO BE
ABLE TO PENETRATE AND
THEREFORE THOSE PEOPLE ARE
NOT GOING TO BE INTERRUPTED.
SO IN A DOWNTOWN CORE
THERE'S A LOT OF BIG
BUILDINGS.
>> BUT YOU STILL WANT PEOPLE
WHO ARE APPROACHING DURING
THE INTERSECTION TO BE ABLE
TO GET THE MESSAGE SO THEY
DON'T CROSS OVER.
SO THE SECOND WAY OF FIGHT
IT, IS BASICALLY DURING THE
MESSAGE IT'S SAYING IF YOU
SEE THEM, PLEASE PULL OVER
TO THE RIGHT.
SO YOU DON'T NECESSARILY
HAVE TO DO IT IF YOU'RE NOT
GETTING INVOLVED IN A
SITUATION.
>> SO NOT EVERYBODY HAS TO
PULL.
IT'S JUST LIKE A REAL SIREN.
YOU LOOK TO FIGURE OUT WHERE
IT IS BEFORE YOU PULL OVER.
>> AND THAT'S WHY THERE'S A
SEGMENT OF SILENCE AFTER THE
MESSAGE SO THAT ALLOWS THEM
TO OPPORTUNITY BEFORE THE
RADIO COMES BACK ON TO
FIGURE OUT WHERE IT'S COMING
FROM.
>> Dan: THIS IS DESIGNED TO
HELP THOSE PEOPLE DO THEIR
JOBS BETTER.
DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL
BE BEFORE THEY'RE IN CARS
THIS.
>> I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING WITH
SEVERAL MAJOR MANUFACTURES
FROM THE AUTOMOTIVE SIDE,