Car 2 Car
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In the near future, other cars and surrounding infrastructure will be able to warn you of upcoming hazards.
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Lamborghini, Ducati test car-to-motorcycle communication system
Technology is being developed to prevent some of the most common types of accidents between cars and motorcycles.
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Ford-backed Cavnue plans dedicated lane for self-driving cars on Michigan's I-94
Cavnue's connected corridor could prove to be the next major step on the road to a world of self-driving cars.
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Stellantis tests vehicle-to-everything warning system
In the near future, road-side infrastructure will be able to warn you of nearby road hazards.
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Mercedes adds pothole detection to vehicle-to-infrastructure warning system
Mercedes-Benz vehicles built from 2016 onward can now have warnings of potholes and speed bumps sent to them.
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Audi expands Traffic Light Information system to Washington, DC
Slowly, but surely, Audi's Traffic Light Information (TLI) system is expanding across the United States. The system launched in Las Vegas, Nevada, just over one year ago, but it's now landed in the nation's capital: Washington D.C. Audi vehicles in D.C. will communicate with 600 smart intersections...
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A 2017 Cadillac CTS is already capable of "talking" with other CTS sedans—through the brand's vehicle-to-vehicle technology (V2V)—but now the brand wants its cars to chat with surrounding infrastructure, too. Cadillac demonstrated its first ever application of vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) technology, which allows cars to communicate with important objects and technology on the road. V2I technology opens a world of possibilities for cars and drivers, such as safety and environment-related alerts in various conditions. In this application, a Cadilac CTS equipped with a V2I system...
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Regulators moving forward with vehicle-to-vehicle communication
Following its September presentation of guidelines for the safe testing and deployment of self-driving cars, the Department of Transportation proposed a ruling on Tuesday that would advance the deployment of connected vehicle technologies. The DOT proposed requiring all new cars and light trucks to...
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NHTSA Aims To Speed Implementation Of Vehicle-To-Vehicle Communication
Today's cars are, without a doubt, safer than they've ever been. But with ever-increasing congestion—along with seemingly infinite distractions—the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking to speed implementation of vehicle-to-vehicle technology (V2V), which would focus...
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Volvo Announces Production-Viable Autonomous Car Tech
Volvo claims its new autonomous-driving system could go into production.
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Rinspeed Budii Concept Revealed Ahead Of 2015 Geneva Motor Show: Video
Swiss design and engineering firm Rinspeed made it clear last year that its vision of driving in the future is an autonomous one, and that cars, rather than being a tool to simply take you from point A to point B, will become an extension of your lounge or office. Now, Rinspeed is taking this...
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Cadillac Autonomous And Connected Car Tech Coming For 2017: Video
Cadillac has confirmed that from the 2017 model year some of its vehicles will be available with autonomous and connected car technology. The announcement was made by General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] CEO Mary Barra last night at the Intelligent Transport System (ITS) World Congress in Detroit...
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Car-to-car and car-to-infrastructure technology will be a major factor in future autonomous driving systems, and several manufacturers have undertaken tests to get a handle on the technology. The latest to trial such systems is Honda, which is set to begin public road trials in Utsunomiya City, in the Tochigi Prefecture of Japan. Honda is one of several companies participating a trial known as Universal Traffic Management Systems, which will eventually provide feedback on car-to-car and infrastructure systems before they go into practical use. MUST SEE: 1966 Ford Mustang Meets A Volvo Wagon...
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Volvo's Car-To-Car Tech Pilot Begins In Scandinavia
It's a familiar sight in motor racing: The engine in a car ahead lets go in spectacular fashion, dropping a slick of oil for as long as it takes to get off the circuit. Cars further back, unable to see the oil and not yet warned by corner marshals, start to spin off. Then more do, all following...
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Autonomous Car Research Project Kicks Off In VW’s Hometown
A consortium of 29 firms including most major automakers has commenced a research project that will look into the requirements for autonomous driving. Called AdaptIVe (Automated Driving Applications & Technologies for Intelligent Vehicles), the research project is taking place in...
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Renault Previews Future Tech With Next Two Autonomous Car: Video
French automaker Renault has rolled out a new prototype that it will use to develop autonomous driving and connected car technologies. Like its alliance partner Nissan, which has promised to deliver a fully autonomous car by 2020, Renault sees the technology as a real step towards mobility of the...
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DOT Wants Communicating Cars To Curtail Crashes
That autonomous cars will be available over the next few decades doesn't come as much of a surprise. They will, however, be largely optional for the time being--so you won't be forced to let a computer drive that fancy new sports car you always promised yourself. Cars that prevent crashes may...
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'Virtual Windshield' Makes Passing Easier By Making Cars Transparent
Videos and dedicated short-range communication could eliminate blind spots caused by large vehicles.
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Toyota has been treading a slow and cautionary path towards the implementation of autonomous driving technology on its cars; understandable given the recent spate of unintended acceleration claims made against the automaker. However, earlier this year Toyota showed a Lexus LS-based research vehicle it was using to trial new autonomous technologies and now the automaker has announced some of its upcoming features the research vehicle has helped developed. The first is a new system dubbed Automated Highway Driving Assist (AHDA). The system uses two autonomous technologies to support safer...
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Mazda Starts Trials Of New Car 2 Car Communications System
Mazda is the latest automaker to showcase a new vehicle to vehicle communications system as its new Mazda 6-based test car begins trials in Japan. The Mazda Atenza ASV-5--Atenza being the Japanese-market name for the 6 sedan--begins trials this month, utilizing an Intelligent Transport Systems...
Antony Ingram -
Honda Debuts Smartphone-Based Pedestrian And Motorcycle Detection System
Honda is the latest automaker to explore the safety benefits of vehicle-to-vehicle anti-collision technology, demonstrating two new products that could make cars much safer to be around. The new Vehicle-to-Pedestrian (V2P) and Vehicle-to-Motorcycle (V2M) technology expand upon the concept of Car 2...
Antony Ingram -
Continental And Cisco Team Up To Create Connected Car Concept
We live in a connected world. Our phones and other mobile devices make sure we're eternally attached to the Internet, and most folks want it to stay that way. It makes sense then that we'd also like some of that connectivity to carry over into our automobiles. A few automakers now offer 3G...
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Volvo Previews 2016 XC90 Safety Tech: Video
Volvo is hard at work developing its next-generation XC90 SUV, which the automaker promises to launch at the end of 2014. While there’s still a significant gap until the new SUV’s launch, Volvo is providing numerous details to keep audiences primed. Today, the automaker has revealed...
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Volvo Shows Self-Parking Car, Confirms Autonomous Steering For 2016 XC90
Volvo has previewed some of its upcoming technology with a demonstration of a new self-parking system which doesn’t require the driver to even be present in the vehicle. You may recall that Audi previewed just such a system earlier this year and it’s likely many more automakers will be...
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