Mexican Media Brands
U.S. Launches Huge Connected-Car Test
The U.S.
Share
The U.S. Dept. of Transportation has formally launched the country's largest field test of connected-car technology in Ann Arbor, Mich.
The $25 million Safe Pilot study involves about 2,800 vehicles equipped to communicate with each other in real time about safety-related traffic patterns.
DOT's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says such technology could eventually prevent or reduce the severity of 80% of traffic accidents involving unimpaired drivers.
Some of the specially equipped cars, trucks and buses will be able to alert nearby motorists about sudden traffic slowdowns ahead. Others will capture data about traffic flow and beam it to researchers. More than 70 miles of Ann Arbor roads will be outfitted with transmitters and receivers capable of relaying data to and from the test vehicles.
DOT Secretary Ray LaHood says the agency will use findings from the one-year test to help decide whether to require carmakers to implement so-called V2V (vehicle-to-vehicle) and V2I (vehicle to infrastructure) technology. Observers say such a standard is probably at least six years away.
RELATED CONTENT
-
Cobots: 14 Things You Need to Know
What jobs do cobots do well? How is a cobot programmed? What’s the ROI? We asked these questions and more to four of the leading suppliers of cobots.
-
Jeeps Modified for Moab
On Easter morning in Moab, Utah, when the population of that exceedingly-hard-to-get-to town in one of the most beautiful settings on Earth has more than doubled, some people won’t be hunting for Easter eggs, but will be trying to get a good look at one of the vehicles six that Jeep has prepared for real-life, fast-feedback from the assembled at the annual Easter Jeep Safari.
-
When Automated Production Turning is the Low-Cost Option
For the right parts, or families of parts, an automated CNC turning cell is simply the least expensive way to produce high-quality parts. Here’s why.
