Cadillac's Super Cruise helps defeat sleeping at the wheel.

It is not a wonder as to why we tend to be a bit overwhelmed each day, with all that is required of us on a daily basis. Does your day sound something like:
Get up early
Work out
Take care of the dog
Take care of the kids
Get everyone up and out the door
You get out the door
What did you forget?

Have your list
Have your phone, is it charged
What else?:
How many meetings do you have today
Where are they
What time are you getting home
Are you meeting up with friends/family tonight
What class/meetings do you have this week after work
What about dinner
Where will everyone be tonight

Tired yet?  What if while you are driving, your eyes get a little heavy. You know you can fight it. Power down the window, turn up the radio, chew some gum, drink some coffee. Sometimes all of that just isn't enough. The power of sleep overcomes you, and the inevitable happens.You crash. Whether anyone is hurt or not, it is a dreadful event.


The automotive world is all about the autonomous and semi-autonomous driving technology and General Motors has been working on a Super Cruise system in hopes to be ahead of its domestic competitors and cater to consumers who increasingly are looking for automated driving-assistance features.
The Super Cruise’s eye-tracking tech will enable the system to better monitor whether the driver is paying attention or not.This system is designed to work even when the driver’s head is obscured by, say, sunglasses or a ball cap. The system reads the eye socket and nose to determine whether the driver is alert and looking at the road.

Super Cruise software can detect if a driver is dozing off or not watching the road, and uses audible and visual alerts to grab the person’s attention. If the alerts don’t work, a representative with OnStar  will activate the vehicle’s intercom and communicate with the driver. If the driver still doesn’t respond, the car will pull over on the side of the highway and stop.
Super Cruise driver monitoring is one piece of GM’s approach to a safer self-driving platform. Super Cruise will be limited to highways that have detailed map information available; if the driver leaves the highway, Super Cruise shuts down.

Super Cruise is expected to launch with the 2017 Cadillac CT6, but GM has previously stated it will delay the technology should it require further refinements.

Keep it between the lines,
Be safe.

"Service is our number 1 priority" - John Underwood, Fixed Ops Director

What is a QR Code?

“What is this odd looking thing that seems to be showing up everywhere? I’ve seen it on Billboards and in Ads and a whole bunch of other places. What is this?”  

“It’s a QR Code.” 

 “A what?… What does that mean…?”

Let me explain… Q is short for Quick, R is short for Response, Therefore QR Code.

           In today’s society, most people want information immediately, and a QR Code has turned out to be an easy way to achieve that. QR Codes were invented and Trademarked in Japan by Toyota in 1994 to track vehicles during the manufacturing process, and have been actively used for over 10 years.

               The reason that we ( John Q Public) had not seen much of them around until recently, is that a QR Code reader, when they were first developed, had a cost of about $4000.00 each. Therefore it was not economically feasible back then to use the QR Codes in the manner that they are used today. With the development of the ISO technology…and smart phones a whole new way of transferring information has opened up.

                 “Unlike the old bar code that was designed to be mechanically scanned by a narrow beam of light, the QR code is detected as a 2-dimensional digital image by a semiconductor image sensor and is then digitally analyzed by a programmed processor. The processor locates the three distinctive squares at the corners of the image, and normalizes image size, orientation, and angle of viewing, with the aid of a smaller square near the fourth corner. The small dots are then converted to binary numbers and validity checked with an error-correcting code.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code

                 QR Codes can take you to a website, a phone number, a video, and more. They can be add to any print advertising, flyers, posters, invites, TV ads, cookies, shirts, drink bottles, etc. containing:

• Product information
• Contact information
• A Special Offer 
• Event 
• A coupon
• Twitter, Facebook, MySpace IDs
• A link to a YouTube video
• Ingredient content

                 They are easily configured and easily read. If you have Internet access and a smart phone, you can do it. With Internet access you can search for a QR Code Generator, plug in the information you want and a code is generated. Different Generators offer variables like size of QR Code, Color, etc. With a smart phone you can download a QR Code Reader. There are several on the market for both  iPhone, and Android phones. If you are unsure of which one to use, just ask someone with a smart phone. QR Droid is what I use on my smart phone.

               
               

                   At Biggs Cadillac Buick GMC, we use QR codes to offer Coupons, You Tube Videos, allow easier access to web pages, service specials, and will soon be putting them on our vehicles to allow automotive shoppers and our sales staff quick access to a vehicles information, which can then be stored for future referencing or forwarded (sent) to someone who may be inquiring about said vehicle. 

                   What a great way to get all the information you need with just a simple click and touch of a phone screen!

                     I believe QR Codes will only gain in popularity in the near future, until the next Newer and Greater invention comes along. We are living in a digital world today and there is no escaping it.

Embrace the change? It could be easier than you think, informative, and enjoyable.

Keep it between the lines,

Happy Motoring.

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