Street Light Deer Spotlights (Tom Walma)

Episode Notes Idea: For street light poles to have LIDAR sensors and to use AI (artificial intelligence) to detect deer in the dark and then shine a spotlight on the deer to help drivers see them and thus avoid hitting them. The AI would prevent falsely detecting deer and erroneously turning on the spotlight all the time, unlike crappy motion lights for your house which turn on all the time when the wind blows leaves in nearby trees. Also: if it can detect deer and then turn on (and aim) a spotlight, it could also detect cars and pedestrians and only turn on the normal (stationary) street light if someone is there; to get rid of most of the street signs because drivers can use navigation apps instead; to use spotlights (which are either mounted on street light poles or are being flown by drones) to light the area in front of cars so we no longer have to rely on other drivers to dim their "brights" to not be temporarily blinded as they drive by Nicole Melnyk (twitter.com/mcfancyvonpants instagram.com/noprobcast) Simon Carlson (twitter.com/its_ah_me_simon) Jack Reeves (twitter.com/jackreeeeves https://soundcloud.com/noprobcast-noprobcast) Tom Walma (https://creativitywasted.com twitter.com/thomaswalma) This podcast is part of Planet Ant Podcasts (https://planetantpodcasts.com) This podcast is powered by Pinecast.