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Seattle PI | at | by Mike
Microsoft may have come up with a cure for the common pothole -- or at least an easier way for drivers to avoid one.
Watch a video of the LucidTouch prototype in action Researchers at the company have developed a way to use the technology embedded in mobile phones to automatically sense when a car brakes suddenly, hits a bump in the road or comes within earshot of honking horns. Their prototype can gather the data from accelerometers, GPS devices and microphones increasingly built into mobile phones.