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Ford Building Cars That Talk To Other Cars

Posted by samzenpus on from the who-does-your-tires? dept.

thecarchik writes "Ford's new system works over a dedicated short-range WiFi system on a secure channel allocated by the FCC. The company says the system one-ups radar safety systems by allowing full 360-degree coverage even when there's no direct line of sight. Scenarios where this could benefit safety or traffic? Predicting collision courses with unseen vehicles, seeing sudden stops before they're visible, and spotting traffic pattern changes on a busy highway. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported in October that vehicle-to-vehicle warning systems could address nearly 80 percent of reported crashes not involving drunk drivers. As such, it could potentially save tens of thousands of lives per year."

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  1. Re:These systems which preach safety and security. by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Exploit 'em.

    Crack 'em, hack 'em, exploit 'em...

    Wipe 'em off, and do it again....

    This will be a blackhat's paradise.

    --
    "Flyin' in just a sweet place,
    Never been known to fail..."
  2. Forget about talking to cars -Talk2 traffic lights by brad3378 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    There's few things more irritating to me than waiting for a red light when there are no other vehicles at an intersection.
    All I want is a simple way to communicate to the traffic light to let it know that I am approaching so I don't have to stop. It seems that most automatic lights I have encountered wait until I have come to a near full stop - which partially defeats the purpose.

    Implement this and then BAM - instant time savings and 3+ Miles per gallon savings for every vehicle on the road.

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  3. Re:HOW TO END 95% OF ALL TRAFFIC CRASHES by 0123456 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I note that according to you, speeding isn't involved. Ever.

    No, it's just not one of the primary contributors to road accidents. And not just 'according to him', research long ago established that the 85th percentile by speed were the safest drivers, slower drivers were more dangerous and the very fastest drivers were the most dangerous, at least where speed-related accidents are concerned.

    But, hey, feel free to ignore reality if you like.