Ghanaian scientist develops accident-prevention technology attracting global attention

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  • Prudhomme - Ghanaians are unintelligent 1 month ago

    While not trying to trivialize his work, I also want to remind him that many automobiles on the road here in the USA already have this AI based intelligent systems.

    My 2025 Toyoya has this feature and so is my wife's 2025 ...
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  • Aponkye 1 month ago

    Say you are unintelligent. Kwaseato

  • P Djamgbe 1 month ago

    @Aponkye, thank you very much for putting him in his place

  • If even so ,he has tried his best 1 month ago

    Good one,and continue still with your vision

  • Kwame 1 month ago

    Thank you, @Prudhomme. I believe it's important to approach discussions thoughtfully. Could you clarify if you and your wife's car can accurately detect a vehicle in your lane traveling at 100 km/h from half a kilometer away?

  • I AM NOT SURE WHAT IS "NEW" HERE. MOST OF HE FEATURES HAVE EXISTED FOR SEVEREAL YEARS ABROAD 1 month ago

    Yes. It is great to see a smart Ghanaian doing all this work but these technologes have been in existence for several years. I wonder if this is a case of poor reporting. Perhaps he has come up with an "improved" or more user ...
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  • Wisdom 1 month ago

    Good job,continue to explore for the benefit of all humanity.

  • Onipaba 1 month ago

    I have all these technology in my Ford Expedition Platinum so I am not sure how different this technology is.

  • Yakubu 1 month ago

    Great doctor for saving at one life from accident. You know I was about to sue the TV stations for showing Tom and Jerry film for the mice in our rooms to become wise .Nowadays poison , trap don't catch a mouse and they don't ...
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  • Did he safeguard his invention? 1 month ago

    Sit there and let the Indians and the Chinese steal your invention and end up with nothing. The Chinese will steal the idea at the least chance. Their progress have mainly relied on theft of the West, and they tweet it a litt ...
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  • Unite Africa 1 month ago

    All these technologies already exist because my mercedez benz has exactly what is being described here. I'm sure he doesn't know but a big congratulations for your research work. Be the first to come up with another technolo ...
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  • Robert Asante 1 month ago

    Why not encourage him if even it exists, there might something unique to how his operate today its him tomorrow it might be your son daughter or family member is it how u will downgrade his efforts ,

    Lets suppo ...
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  • Gbetsimu 1 month ago

    THANK YOU.... people can talk.

  • Boala 1 month ago

    And so what??? You are very stupid.

  • jagadu 1 month ago

    I hope he has applied for a US Patent.

  • Yaw 1 month ago

    Such a brilliant idea and you want to manufacture and export in Ghana. Sounds a great idea and a patriotic one indeed but so r do it ! They will either use politics or stealing to run down your business. You don’t know Ghan ...
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  • Planned interview? 1 month ago

    How is India doing, really?

  • Percy 1 month ago

    More power to him.

  • Kojo 1 month ago

    https://youtu.be/sgDPRXkzoNs?is=GuXnql4MYtlwU78p

    MIT developed this technology 5 years ago!

  • George 1 month ago

    Good initiative and my warmest congratulations to the innovator. However, in a country like Ghana where driving license can be bought (due to corruption) no amount of technology can lead to a decrease in the number of traffic ...
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  • AK 1 month ago

    He must be fast to get a patent right. The West will study it, tweak it a bit and take the patent right. After all when we came up with AZONTO DANCE, they made attempts to claim originality. Same goes for the OWARE GAME.

  • KWASI IN EUROPE 1 month ago

    A good man. Thank you Mr. inventor.

  • Maxwell - UK 1 month ago

    Well done doc. God bless you for prioritising the safety of mankind and putting Ghana on the map.

  • Ataa Obeng site 19 Tema 1 month ago

    These are the people we need as a nation but not lawyers, most of our PhD holders are into politics spewing rubbish whilst other PhD holders in other countries are developing their nation, Ghana must wake up

  • Accra is dirty.com 1 month ago

    It can be good to counter bad Ghanaians driving habits

  • Kwesi 1 month ago

    Waze already has this feature.

  • K. Diaba 1 month ago

    Dr has done very well whether some of the current vehicles feature the intelligence system he has been talking about or not. My prayer is that the current government takes the system seriously and provide all the financial su ...
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  • Mark Pepper 1 month ago

    Thank you Dr. That is what we need to adjust proper living standards instead of placards in and on streets demanding increment of salaries; strikes “Ya Te Atua” That I suggest is lazy means to encounter life and its econo ...
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  • Agbesi 1 month ago

    Ah, this already exists oooo.In fact I have it on my Honda CRV. Maybe it is an improvement on what we have.Whoever is reporting this should do it properly.

  • Boala 1 month ago

    God bless you for you doctor for your hard work

  • Gbetsimu 1 month ago

    If it has long been in existing,is Indian not aware of it?Why are other automobile companies are interested in it? PEOPLE CAN TALK PAAAAAAAOOOO!

  • Saintt 1 month ago

    As an AI expert I commend this feat as it’s a good one . However I just hope they just don’t rely on accuracy as a metric to determine it’s viability as there are more powerful evaluation metrics like F1-score which spe ...
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  • Saintt 1 month ago

    MAE, RMEor RSME are regression metrics .

  • KO 1 month ago

    Thank you for the invention, but you need protection, a patent for your invention or it would be used by others for free.

  • yago 1 month ago

    not new--already there!! congratulations anyway.

  • Martin A 1 month ago

    The technology Dr. Arbadiah is claiming as new already exist. It is called the Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). It features include Forward Collision Warning, Pedestrian Detection, and Adaptive Cruise control. The t ...
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  • OZYMANDIAS 1 month ago

    It could be an improvement over the existing technology. Dr, please don’t bring it to Ghana. The NPP and NDC with use your creative skills for propaganda, and claim that the idea was proposed by them.