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Connected vehicles are the first big IoT opportunity
One day soon vehicles will communicate with traffic lights and road signs as well as other nearby vehicles, writes Thomas Hinz
By Richard Wilson - Electronics Weekly, Oct. 15, 2015 –
Vehicle-to-X (V2X) communications is one of the key technologies already available to enable autonomous or semi-autonomous driving.
For example, if equipped with V2X, a car would know if another vehicle up ahead had slammed on its brakes and can alert the driver accordingly to give them more time to slow down. Similarly, the car could also provide an advanced warning to the driver if they were approaching a smart road sign to advise of a hazard, such as a slippery surface.
A fully autonomous car will carry out these actions automatically, helping to minimise road accidents further.
While fully autonomous vehicles may not be on the market for a while, eCall is already on its way to Europe and will be mandatory in all vehicles from April 2018. The technology sends an automatic alert to the emergency services in the event of an accident.
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