Cars that communicate with each other? Volkswagen wants it to be a reality by 2019
Cars that communicate with each other? Volkswagen wants it to be a reality by 2019
Cars that communicate with each other? Volkswagen wants it to be a reality by 2019
A little over a year ago we talked to you about the LiFi, a technology in development that uses LED lights to send messages and that could be applied to the automotive world causing a great revolution. This would serve to communicate between cars and other elements of cities such as streetlights to send us all kinds of information, as well as alerts of an incident on the road, a traffic jam or a sudden braking of the car that precedes us. Now Volkswagen promises us something very similar within two years, but using a pWLAN protocol as a "language".
According to the German company, this technology will be incorporated into its cars by 2019, and will open up a world of possibilities in the automotive industry. If you still ask yourself if this has a real and effective use the answer is yes, in addition you could avoid a lot of accidents thanks to the communication of one vehicle to another in multiple situations. Using a special frequency band for road safety and traffic efficiency would radically change the way we move.
In addition, data would not be stored centrally, so there would be no cost in communications, nor would it depend on the coverage of the mobile network. "We want to increase road safety with the help of connected vehicles, and the most efficient way to achieve this is through the deployment of a common technology," explains Johannes Neft, one of the Volkswagen Development Directors involved in this project.
This system, which has the launch date for 2019, will be based on notices and information about the traffic risks that surround us in the short term. One of the main potentials of this technology is that it is capable of identifying potential hazards around us, and therefore its mission would be for the vehicle to avoid them taking the appropriate measures in each case. One of the examples that Volkswagen gives us is that of a car that identifies an ice sheet and immediately warns the cars of its environment to take extreme precautions and reduce speed.
Meanwhile, Volkswagen will continue working jointly with the authorities, ministries of transport and other industry partners to accelerate the dissemination of this type of project and that can be realized as soon as possible. However, there are several problems such as the one related to the handling of large amounts of personal data. A technology that could save lives every day, or in the hands of emergency services be especially useful, we can only see if we can see it one day on our roads.
#VW #Volks
A little over a year ago we talked to you about the LiFi, a technology in development that uses LED lights to send messages and that could be applied to the automotive world causing a great revolution. This would serve to communicate between cars and other elements of cities such as streetlights to send us all kinds of information, as well as alerts of an incident on the road, a traffic jam or a sudden braking of the car that precedes us. Now Volkswagen promises us something very similar within two years, but using a pWLAN protocol as a "language".
According to the German company, this technology will be incorporated into its cars by 2019, and will open up a world of possibilities in the automotive industry. If you still ask yourself if this has a real and effective use the answer is yes, in addition you could avoid a lot of accidents thanks to the communication of one vehicle to another in multiple situations. Using a special frequency band for road safety and traffic efficiency would radically change the way we move.
In addition, data would not be stored centrally, so there would be no cost in communications, nor would it depend on the coverage of the mobile network. "We want to increase road safety with the help of connected vehicles, and the most efficient way to achieve this is through the deployment of a common technology," explains Johannes Neft, one of the Volkswagen Development Directors involved in this project.
This system, which has the launch date for 2019, will be based on notices and information about the traffic risks that surround us in the short term. One of the main potentials of this technology is that it is capable of identifying potential hazards around us, and therefore its mission would be for the vehicle to avoid them taking the appropriate measures in each case. One of the examples that Volkswagen gives us is that of a car that identifies an ice sheet and immediately warns the cars of its environment to take extreme precautions and reduce speed.
Meanwhile, Volkswagen will continue working jointly with the authorities, ministries of transport and other industry partners to accelerate the dissemination of this type of project and that can be realized as soon as possible. However, there are several problems such as the one related to the handling of large amounts of personal data. A technology that could save lives every day, or in the hands of emergency services be especially useful, we can only see if we can see it one day on our roads.
#VW #Volks
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