@@justanotheraviator2357 Unfortunately they do not have dimming. Strobe power supplies used to have that ability to reduce output voltage to the tubes but this is not so easy with LEDs, although FedSig, Whelen, Sound Off are all working on it.
Honestly been saying this since 90s when I became a firefighter. The moment I saw California steady lights, I was blown away. I also noticed that blue lights were more calming. Amber/Red/Clear flashing lights are blinding and hard NOT to stare at. This new technology is amazing.
I think I saw this in action last night on my drive and it was awesome! I didn’t get to see it change when they got on seem but both squads were doing the same thing very slowly and smoothly. I love it!
Very well done video! :) 1:53 Makes me curious about all the things that are planned. I know you already announced some features like collision avoidance but I wonder if there are more.
heres a fun fact thats the actual audio file the siren plays its alot higher pitched on normal higher fedelity speakers then on the sirens compression horn driver download whelen command software and play the tones yourself lol
Finally this issue is being addressed in U.S. emergency lighting. I wish states would introduce laws to limit the amount of lights and type of flash patterns emergency vehicles have. We went from 1 beacon to Christmas tree strobing on police cars and fire trucks that blind and paralyze drivers on roads, especially on highways at night.
@@baddriversofthenorcalarea500 Then we have the moth effect, though. DUI drivers are attracted to busy patterns on the side of the road. After a certain point, it's more hazardous to go overboard. CHP figured it out years ago with simple, alternating patterns.
Exactly, in Europe there are far less collisions with Police and apparatus vehicles. They figured out that you don't need 150 lights to get people to pull over. Most Americans will pull over for grill lights and a deck light. I think we could just go with a lightbar and some side warning on the pushbumper. No need for a big lightstrip below the door.
@@RyanCunningham12 Europe seems to have more issues and crashes due to the lack of bright and many lights. Good luck checking the reports and statistics of more than 25 countries in 25 different languages. If there even are statistics available which is another issue.
Here in the UK, I always get annoyed at night that emergency services never or hardly ever use LOW POWER mode to dim the light heads. You just can't bloody see past them, so dangerous. I use a Liberty LED bar on my truck and have low power (violet) input wired to the side lights with an override should the lights be on in poor visibility during the day. Hopefully Woodway (Whelen's UK brother) also have this available.
I appreciate lights that still capture attention from the rear… even when the vehicle is in park. I cannot stress enough … people need to see us ! Lame flashing is ignored by drivers! 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻
problematically, it is not a designers right to infer what is required. A "dealer" sells a department on vehicle upgrades and from there the department decides on necessity based on spending. Id Est, district 15 has decided that their budget doesn't or cannot quantify the necessity for this core system due to financial, or otherwise constraints.
But which car gets to decide what the pattern is going to be? The first car to show up? The last? What if the first car doesn’t have its directional arrow on and I decide to put mine on when I show up?
first vehicle in the group acts as the master all others are in a slave mode however i think its camera based or maybe a type of RF input of some type it will be interesting to see the core in service with the V2V sync feature the bulsing patturns are already available for cencom core systems
I mean it's a pretty awesome concept but I can see a few flaws with it right off the line.. The vehicle to vehicle sync won't always work. After a pursuit, police cars are gonna be scattered over the place whether it be on or off of the road with one or more departments/ counties. I like the lighting, but people aren't used to slowly sliding lights. They're used to flashing lights, which would directly connect to a fire truck, police car, ambulance, tow truck or security car. If someone seen that they possibly would think it's a road sign or a club sign or something of that sorts. If it were up to me, I'd just keep the lights flashing but dim them to a safe wattage when the driver's door is opened.
The only thing, people don't see first responders and we get killed because people don't look! Before retirement, I always kept the light on so that people will pass us and not approach us, they seem to get out of the way when all the lights are on! My career started in the early 90',s and lights on Emergency vehicle have also changed a lot. I just hope this new way of doing things is safe to all the first responders out there! Our lives matter too! Do what is best for the people on scene and not what is convenient for the passer byers! Be blessed 🙏❤️🇺🇸💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚑🚑🚑🚑🚑🚑🚑🚑🚑🚑🚑🚔🚔🚔🚔🚔🚔🚔🚔🚔🚔🚔
Cop cars at night suck honestly It’s a distraction I wish the Delaware state police would switch to the cencom core instead of the federal signal valor bar they have. Nothing against federal signal but this system would enhance their cars a lot and help with a lot of distractions on major roads
this is stupid the whole point of the faster patterns is making people slow down. the slower pattern is just going to tell people to keep goign but the faster patterns blind you and force you to slow down
I'm glad they realize that sure the lights are cool but they are overkill at night
Strobe lights are too much at night
They have a dim mode for night ops
@@justanotheraviator2357 Thanks for the follow up
@@justanotheraviator2357 Unfortunately they do not have dimming. Strobe power supplies used to have that ability to reduce output voltage to the tubes but this is not so easy with LEDs, although FedSig, Whelen, Sound Off are all working on it.
@@jcaimhigher5952 they have a dimmer option, I use it, but Ill admit I don't know how it works. It's very easy to dim the LED lights.
Honestly been saying this since 90s when I became a firefighter. The moment I saw California steady lights, I was blown away. I also noticed that blue lights were more calming. Amber/Red/Clear flashing lights are blinding and hard NOT to stare at. This new technology is amazing.
I think that the car to car sync is the coolest feature. I love that.
This is why halogen lights were so popular for so long
I think I saw this in action last night on my drive and it was awesome! I didn’t get to see it change when they got on seem but both squads were doing the same thing very slowly and smoothly. I love it!
This is awesome! Every police department and every brave officer deserves to be outfitted with this new cutting edge technology.
Very well done video! :) 1:53 Makes me curious about all the things that are planned. I know you already announced some features like collision avoidance but I wonder if there are more.
Junge du treibst dich auch auf jeden Kanal rum ☺
@@streamerlx4927 Nur den guten wohlgemerkt 😉
My local FD has these, they look great. Of course they have WAY to many lights to begin with (Long Island volunteer departments, lol).
Amazing work, such a genius and wonderful invention.
Hope this becomes a standard as soon as possible
it's very neat, but more importantly: what on god's green earth is up with this dubbed-in siren
good lord
heres a fun fact thats the actual audio file the siren plays its alot higher pitched on normal higher fedelity speakers then on the sirens compression horn driver download whelen command software and play the tones yourself lol
The Dynamic Variable Intensity Patterns kinda make the l.e.d's work like halogen lights.
Yes, like a strobe pattern
@@dl5fse990 strobe is a more intense flash
Finally this issue is being addressed in U.S. emergency lighting. I wish states would introduce laws to limit the amount of lights and type of flash patterns emergency vehicles have. We went from 1 beacon to Christmas tree strobing on police cars and fire trucks that blind and paralyze drivers on roads, especially on highways at night.
@@baddriversofthenorcalarea500 Then we have the moth effect, though. DUI drivers are attracted to busy patterns on the side of the road. After a certain point, it's more hazardous to go overboard. CHP figured it out years ago with simple, alternating patterns.
Exactly, in Europe there are far less collisions with Police and apparatus vehicles. They figured out that you don't need 150 lights to get people to pull over. Most Americans will pull over for grill lights and a deck light. I think we could just go with a lightbar and some side warning on the pushbumper. No need for a big lightstrip below the door.
@@RyanCunningham12 Europe seems to have more issues and crashes due to the lack of bright and many lights. Good luck checking the reports and statistics of more than 25 countries in 25 different languages. If there even are statistics available which is another issue.
Where are you seeing all these vehicles with excess lighting? In the southeast the only "christmas tree's" you see are the volunteer fire chiefs...
When are you coming out with a new lightbar?
Here in the UK, I always get annoyed at night that emergency services never or hardly ever use LOW POWER mode to dim the light heads. You just can't bloody see past them, so dangerous. I use a Liberty LED bar on my truck and have low power (violet) input wired to the side lights with an override should the lights be on in poor visibility during the day. Hopefully Woodway (Whelen's UK brother) also have this available.
Yeah but which car takes priority and "sets" the pattern to follow?
very interesting system, how far can a vehicle before it won't sync with the one in front ?
Awesome Idea!! Maybe now work on Softer sirens when on scene so people can communicate better
Interesting concepts.
I appreciate lights that still capture attention from the rear… even when the vehicle is in park. I cannot stress enough … people need to see us ! Lame flashing is ignored by drivers! 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻
Whelen can you please visit Illinois State Police about upgrading to this, They have so many lights flashing very quickly in District 15
problematically, it is not a designers right to infer what is required. A "dealer" sells a department on vehicle upgrades and from there the department decides on necessity based on spending. Id Est, district 15 has decided that their budget doesn't or cannot quantify the necessity for this core system due to financial, or otherwise constraints.
What a Super system , Man. 😉
That’s great and all but what about when we want to blind the bad guy with our lights in a shooting scenario
But which car gets to decide what the pattern is going to be? The first car to show up? The last? What if the first car doesn’t have its directional arrow on and I decide to put mine on when I show up?
johnnyd3917 Seems like the first unit on scene would “lead” the other units behind it.
first vehicle in the group acts as the master all others are in a slave mode however i think its camera based or maybe a type of RF input of some type it will be interesting to see the core in service with the V2V sync feature the bulsing patturns are already available for cencom core systems
@@dasarge84 Except it doesnt work lmao!
Gonna order 20 for my department now 🤣
So I guess a day and night mode would've made to much sense.
I mean it's a pretty awesome concept but I can see a few flaws with it right off the line..
The vehicle to vehicle sync won't always work. After a pursuit, police cars are gonna be scattered over the place whether it be on or off of the road with one or more departments/ counties.
I like the lighting, but people aren't used to slowly sliding lights. They're used to flashing lights, which would directly connect to a fire truck, police car, ambulance, tow truck or security car. If someone seen that they possibly would think it's a road sign or a club sign or something of that sorts. If it were up to me, I'd just keep the lights flashing but dim them to a safe wattage when the driver's door is opened.
The only thing, people don't see first responders and we get killed because people don't look! Before retirement, I always kept the light on so that people will pass us and not approach us, they seem to get out of the way when all the lights are on! My career started in the early 90',s and lights on Emergency vehicle have also changed a lot. I just hope this new way of doing things is safe to all the first responders out there! Our lives matter too! Do what is best for the people on scene and not what is convenient for the passer byers! Be blessed 🙏❤️🇺🇸💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚑🚑🚑🚑🚑🚑🚑🚑🚑🚑🚑🚔🚔🚔🚔🚔🚔🚔🚔🚔🚔🚔
Cop cars at night suck honestly It’s a distraction I wish the Delaware state police would switch to the cencom core instead of the federal signal valor bar they have. Nothing against federal signal but this system would enhance their cars a lot and help with a lot of distractions on major roads
this is stupid the whole point of the faster patterns is making people slow down. the slower pattern is just going to tell people to keep goign but the faster patterns blind you and force you to slow down