General Motors: 2015 will have wireless car control

Cars that can drive themselves on the right track will be sold in the market within a decade, the message that General Motors (GM) brought to CES 2008 on the opening day.

GM will be joining the suppliers of accessories, engineers at many universities, and a number of other car manufacturers develop this breakthrough car. A speech on the wireless car theme was given by GM CEO Rick Wagoner at CES yesterday.

" It's not science fiction ," said Larry Burns, GM's vice president of R & D, in a recent interview.

(Photo: AFP) According to GM, the biggest barrier to the media on the main human factors rather than technical: the regulations of the government, lobby laws, concern about personal freedom and the Passionate drivers of human transportation.

Most of today's technologies allow for automated vehicle modeling, which is radar-based control, motion sensors, lane alerts, electronic stability control, maps. According to experts, the automation of vehicles will increase the life of roads, reduce traffic accidents and limit traffic congestion.

"The question now is what do we want from these cars?" That's the solution to such problems as congestion, safety, energy, and emissions. What we do not move to a completely different world, " said Larry Burns.

GM plans to use cheap computer chips and antennas to connect cars equipped with wireless technology. The first test will be conducted on the highway. The driver can choose between two modes, either automatic or manual.

It is expected that the first wireless-controlled cars will appear in 2015, and will be put into use in 2018.

Van Han