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Students' new invention helps improve road safety

TAIPEI--Students at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) have developed a new driver warning system that can help drivers avoid holes in roads, which they said could reduce traffic accidents, the university said.

The system, named “Wireless-based Active Car-Following and Pothole Warning,” was been jointly invented by two students at the school's Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Tseng Yu-fan and Tang Hao-yi.

The system, which combines an engine, a GPS receiver, an accelerometer, an Internet communicator and a laptop can precisely detect and locate holes in roads.

Tang said they have collected information about bumpy roads around Taiwan into the system database that can give a warning to drivers 500 meters before they arrive at the problem area.

They said that the system took them one year to complete and that they will continue to improve its design.

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