EU Reserves a Frequency For Talking Cars

Iddo Genuth writes "The European Commission has recently decided to reserve, across Europe, part of the radio spectrum for smart vehicle communications systems. The decision is part of the Commission's overall fight against road accidents and traffic jams, and the hope is that vehicles' developers will create wireless communication technology that will allow cars to 'talk' to other cars and to the road infrastructure providers."

Comments

Re:Too much computer stuff in cars..

[Anonymous Coward]

You let your wife drive? J/K of course, though I did see a woman driver with a cup of coffee in one hand, applying makeup with her other hand all while talking on a cellphone (bent neck and hiked shoulder to hold that). I am not sure how she was holding the wheel...

Re:High speed wireless

[Teun]

Or the Brits do what they're best at, don't join because they are the only ones believing their own system is 'better'.

Talking about Brits, just imagine the havoc caused by a car used to driving on the other side of the road...