Road Capturing Strategies for Virtual Reality Truck Simulator Training

In the United States of America there is a severeaccidents and since they are trying to increase the
shortage of truck drivers and it is only getting worse.training, while actually cut down the time of the
In fact many trucking companies are placing ads ontraining at the same time things are very difficult.
daytime TV to get housewives to come and sign-upCurrently many trucking companies use virtual reality
as employees for truck drivers. Also many trucktruck simulators to help with the training.
companies are trying to recruit people fresh out ofHowever, these truck simulators need more roads so
prison, teach them had a drive a truck and put themthat the truck driver trainee can actually go all the
on the road within two to three weeks.way across the country and be put into many
Although trucking accidents are actually down in thedifferent situations and many different roads.
United States of America as a percentage of theIt makes sense to drive a truck with a camera on it
millions of miles traveled, they are still too high forand to film the road in front of the truck on all types
many concerned citizens who are worried about autoof roads. The camera should be set where the driver
safety. When a car hits a truck is pretty obvious,sits and then this footage can be taken back to the
which one will win and this is why accidents withfilm editing room to be digitized and used in the truck
trucks and four wheelers are not pretty.virtual reality simulators. Perhaps you might consider
By putting more and more drivers on the road manythis in 2006.
trucking companies are concerned with increased