{"id":391,"date":"2012-12-31T19:54:37","date_gmt":"2012-12-31T19:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/?p=391"},"modified":"2012-12-31T19:54:37","modified_gmt":"2012-12-31T19:54:37","slug":"when-cars-talk-we-save-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/when-cars-talk-we-save-time\/","title":{"rendered":"When Cars Talk We Save Time"},"content":{"rendered":"
In late August 2012, Ann Arbor, Michigan piloted the largest road test of vehicle to vehicle crash avoidance technology to date.\u00a0 Involving agencies from city, state, federal and top automaker industries, this pilot aimed to find out what cars can do when you enable them to see and talk to each other.\u00a0 This test allowed the auto industries to collaborate with each other, allowing Fords to communicate with Toyota, which in turn can speak to Volkswagens, etc.<\/p>\n
3000 vehicles were equipped with transmitters and receivers to communicate with each other and with the infrastructure built into the streets. \u00a0This infrastructure helped the cars gather and transmit data. The cars and streets were outfitted with special equipment to make them as safe as possible.\u00a0 \u00a0The systems in place are to provide advanced warning and alert the driver of impending danger, hopefully leading to fewer accidents.\u00a0 These are the extra that we may very well see on our own cars in the next 5 \u2013 10 years.<\/p>\n
Equipment:<\/b><\/p>\n The Big Concern<\/b><\/p>\n Obviously safety is one of the greatest reasons for testing this type of equipment.\u00a0 In the United States there are about 33,000-38,000 deaths per year in auto accidents, and roughly 2.2 million are injured.\u00a0 If an early warning system could be developed to help prevent these injuries and fatalities, or even lessen them by, let\u2019s say 15%, wouldn\u2019t it be worth it?<\/p>\n\n