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Toyota Targets 2021 Launch for V2V Tech in U.S.
Toyota Motor Corp. plans to expand its vehicle-to-vehicle communication technology to the U.S. by 2021 and offer it across most Toyota and Lexus models in the country by mid-decade.
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Toyota Motor Corp. plans to expand its vehicle-to-vehicle communication technology to the U.S. by 2021 and offer it across most Toyota and Lexus models in the country by mid-decade.
Toyota hopes to encourage other carmakers to follow suit in the U.S. Currently the only vehicles with V2V systems are the Cadillac CTS and Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedans, both of which launched the technology last year. Volkswagen has announced plans to offer V2V systems throughout its European lineup next year.
Connected vehicles can share information about their location, speed, direction, brake use and traffic conditions to alert following vehicles of potential hazards. The initial systems in the U.S. operate over the 5.9-GHz short-range communication spectrum allocated for the purpose by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Last year, the Trump administration shelved a federal proposal that would have mandated V2V systems in the U.S. by 2023. The Dept. of Transportation suggests that state and local governments take the lead on the technology, which would cost an estimated $300 per vehicle to implement.
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