Talking about Safety
Safety is always a priority especially when it comes to cars. Automakers make it a point to come up with new technologies that could offer efficiency in providing safety to the customers. For that reason, at the dedication of the new Connected Vehicle Proving Center in Ann Arbor, automakers, highway safety experts and electronic component suppliers presented some of their respective latest research.
The center was founded through an alliance between the Center for Automotive Research and the Connected Vehicle Trade Association and was financed by the state of Michigan.
According to center Director Steve Underwood, “The facility will be a unique, international showcase, serving as the pinnacle of automotive advancement, demonstrating the capabilities of connected vehicle systems and their positive societal impact,” at the dedication.
Among the technologies presented, the Continental Automotive Systems is held the most ambitious. The Germany-based company with an office in Auburn Hills showed how to have car-to-car and car-to-roadside communications. It works closely similar to how CB has connected good buddies with traffic reports and police sightings. The cars talk to one another with the data being connected to the radio to relay information collected by on-vehicle sensors.
Delphi flaunted a trunkload of gadgetry. The technology is made able to download data from wireless Internet transmitters, which could be mounted along the road, to a vehicle. The transmitters would be relaying real-time data, such as construction detour maps for an in-dash computer display.
It is quite impressive to know that this time, many companies are dedicated to provide technologies for safety more than those that will provide mere entertainment.
The center was founded through an alliance between the Center for Automotive Research and the Connected Vehicle Trade Association and was financed by the state of Michigan.
According to center Director Steve Underwood, “The facility will be a unique, international showcase, serving as the pinnacle of automotive advancement, demonstrating the capabilities of connected vehicle systems and their positive societal impact,” at the dedication.
Among the technologies presented, the Continental Automotive Systems is held the most ambitious. The Germany-based company with an office in Auburn Hills showed how to have car-to-car and car-to-roadside communications. It works closely similar to how CB has connected good buddies with traffic reports and police sightings. The cars talk to one another with the data being connected to the radio to relay information collected by on-vehicle sensors.
Delphi flaunted a trunkload of gadgetry. The technology is made able to download data from wireless Internet transmitters, which could be mounted along the road, to a vehicle. The transmitters would be relaying real-time data, such as construction detour maps for an in-dash computer display.
It is quite impressive to know that this time, many companies are dedicated to provide technologies for safety more than those that will provide mere entertainment.
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