Government of the United States ( U.S. ) is planning to design a technology system that can make the whole vehicle can monitor and communicate with one another . This is expressed by the U.S. Transportation Secretary , Anthony Foxx , who also explained the aim to reduce the number of accidents by 80 percent .
Combined U.S. auto industry expressed its readiness to face the request. It is said , every car needs a transmitter which continues to work constantly provide information , such as position , direction , speed , and the other , 10 times per second in all directions using radio signals , similar to how the Wi - Fi .
In addition the car also takes the radar to receive and process the information. The entire system can be integrated with security features to maximize the protection of the accident .
" It will change the way we drive that had already understood . Over time , we will look at the number of accidents decreased dramatically . The manufacturer will re- think of the design and construction of the car , because now they no longer build cars that crash resistant , but how to make a car that can avoid that potential , "said Scott Belcher , President and CEO of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America .
time
The emphasis of the use for passenger cars and commercial . But it took many years until the new system is able to reap positive impact .
Communications technology company , Qualcomm said , when a car with a complete communication system of inter cars being produced , at least need 15 years to replace half the vehicles that have been circulating in the U.S. . As a comparison , 5-6 million new cars sold each year .
mobile phone
Approximately 45 percent of the U.S. public smarthphone active users and the number is growing . Analysts say the GPS on your smart phone can be used as the basis for information exchange. Condition, the first mobile phone to be integrated into the car computer .
Qualcomm stated , this way there is a 50 percent market penetration can be achieved only 5 years old .
Pedestrian
Phone connection and the system also adds benefits for pedestrians , cyclists , motorcycles and cyclists . The driver gets a warning whenever there is a potential collision with another object when passed - cross . Information continues to be used even if the conditions in the dark outside the car , as the night the day .
According to records , 4,700 pedestrians were killed and 76,000 wounded in traffic accident in 2012 .
problem
The battery is not lasting long so a big problem related to the use of smart phones to the vehicle communication system . Durability is said only about 3-4 hours . In addition , the determination of radio frequency remains uncertain . Plus, the GPS system may not be precise .
