Computer scientist Michel Ferreira of the University of Porto in Portugal developed a system that assists drivers in overtaking large vehicles on the road. Ferreira adapted and modified the existing ‘Vehicular Communication Systems’ technology, that allows cars to communicate and update each other with traffic information.
“The See-Through System" makes innovative use of these systems by tapping into the visual data being recorded by the forward-facing webcam that some vehicles have installed on their windshield.