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Ticklish executives beware. Vibrating studs embedded in car seats will soon be telling luxury car drivers which way to turn next. Their purpose is to reduce the number of dashboard display and audio alerts that can distract drivers, says developer Jan van Erp at the TNO Human Factors lab in Soesterberg, Netherlands.
Under a cover on the driver’s seat is a collection of studs – the same kind of that make cellphones vibrate – which are connected to the car’s satellite navigation system. “A vibration beneath your right leg tells you to steer that way,” says van Erp. The driver can also learn a…
