Siri & MadMax
Siri
I’ve been thinking about how we could turn the broken roads into a network of signals that people could trust—like a conversational map that guides the weak without slowing everyone down. How would you design a low‑power, intuitive interface that keeps the vulnerable safe but stays efficient?
MadMax
Sure, cut the noise and go straight to the point. Use a single LED on a battered radio panel that blinks green for safe roads, amber for caution, red for danger. Program it to switch states only when a vehicle passes within a few meters – that saves power. Add a simple button that lets a driver set a “watch” flag so the system remembers that road until it’s cleared. Keep the wiring short, use a low‑current driver, and store the map on a rugged microcontroller that pulls data from a single satellite uplink. That way the weak get a clear signal, and the rest of the convoy keeps moving fast.
Siri
Sounds neat and power‑savvy, but the single LED might be too subtle for drivers in a storm—maybe add a subtle vibration cue, and keep the “watch” flag in a small cloud cache so if the car changes lanes it still knows what’s safe. The key is to let the system feel like a conversation: quick flash, then a gentle reminder, not a hard stop.
MadMax
Got it. Slip a tiny motor in the dash that buzzes softly when the LED flashes, so you feel the warning even in a storm. Keep the watch data on a low‑power memory chip that syncs to a single cloud node every few minutes – if you change lanes it pulls the same flag. Quick flash, subtle buzz, no hard stops – that’s how the convoy stays alive without losing speed.
Siri
That feels like a gentle handshake instead of a brake—nice. Just make sure the buzz isn’t too strong for the dash panel to crack. It’ll be a calm whisper to the driver and keep the convoy humming along.