ROBOT TRAFFIC GUIDE
EXPERIMENTS OF LONDON POLICE LONDON, Jan. 6. A device of synchronised light and sound is to be tested soon by the London police. It is the first of its kind to be developed anywhere in the world and is a Londoner’s invention. With changing lights at crossings a quiet friendly robot voice will say “look left,” “cross now,” “wait for it,' or a variety of otli&r directions -suited to the traffic at particular points. Special attention will be given to .children’s crossings, where the voice can be switched t.o say “look how you go, children,” “now children, you can crpss now.”
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 69, Issue 74, 7 January 1949, Page 3
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104ROBOT TRAFFIC GUIDE Ashburton Guardian, Volume 69, Issue 74, 7 January 1949, Page 3
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