Automakers Working on Car-to-Car Ad-Hoc Networks

Posted by michael on Tuesday December 21, 2004 @08:11AM from the C2C dept.

LouCifer writes "The Register is reporting that BMW, Audi, Daimler Chrysler, Volkswagen, Renault and Fiat are working with a German government grant to help develop a standard method for car-to-car wireless networking dubbed 'NOW' (Network On Wheels). NOW is based on 802.11 and IPv6 to allow inter-vehicle communication based on ad-hoc networking to share traffic information. With routing capabilities, the hope is the vehicles will be able to warn each other - and the drivers - about bad weather, accidents and road problems. A prototype is expected by mid-2005 with field trials to start late Q1 2006."

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In other news... by BlueJay465 · 2004-12-21 11:08 · Score: 0, Flamebait

The American Trial-Lawyers Association, foreseeing windfall profits off this technology pre-ordered 50,000 units for distribution to their members. Now the trial-lawyers have a tool to make it to the scene of an accident before the ambulances or Kerry/Edwards' lawfirm does.

So if you can't call them "ambulance chasers" anymore, what would you call them?