Driving around the long trailers of the semi trucks to overtake them is a quite risky job, as it leads to many head on collisions from the opposite lane. But driving behind the smelly ones for the entire journey can be tiring and a bit boring too.

The Argentinean arm of the South Korean tech giant is showing off what it calls a Safety Truck, a semi truck with a wireless camera mounted on the front, displaying the road ahead on a screen tacked on to the back of the truck. The move is a part of an effort to reduce head-on collisions from passing.

The front-mounted camera broadcasts its signal to four monitors on the back of the truck to give drivers behind the truck a good view ahead. In addition to making passing safer, Samsung says that this would let drivers see any obstacles in the road ahead, preventing the need for sudden emergency braking.

This is something that the video technology must have been used for and will take overtaking to a whole new level. In many countries, one of the prime reasons for the number of road accidents has been due to indecent overtaking. While many countries have tried to tackle it by creating ‘overtaking zones’, maybe this piece of long sought tech will solve those issues and help in reducing the number.

Samsung said the truck used for testing isn't currently operational anymore, but it is working with government and non-government safety agencies to develop the tech further.

It seems like it would work well on two-lane roads, but it wouldn't really have much use on multi-lane highways. The screen could also prove to be a distraction, and image quality issues could be a concern as well.

It's an innovative approach to road safety, but Samsung hasn't provided much of a timeline for its development, so who knows when, or even if it will be adopted.

Below is a video regarding the truck’s working prototype:

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