Ford's prototype system aims to lessen distraction by taking readouts from biometric sensors and combining the data with information from the car, including speed, steering-wheel angle, and data from radar sensors or cameras used in blind-spot obstacle detection or cruise control.

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By standardizing the process, people can stop reinventing the wheel again and again and start focusing on the data needed to justify a decision.

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Investigators will look at the trains' braking performances, wheel and track conditions, and speed and other information from data recorders, Weener said.

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