US launches 'communication' technology for automobiles

The US Department of Transportation says it will implement "communication" technology among cars to avoid the risk of traffic accidents.

The new technology, called V2V, can improve public transport safety by allowing cars to 'talk' to each other and avoid the risk of collisions due to the exchange of basic data such as speed and location, at a frequency of 10 times per second, according to Fox News, a leading US National Road Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

The NHSA's V2V technology - (Photo: DOT)

Research shows that safety applications based on V2V technology can handle the majority of collisions involving two or more vehicles.

This is because safety data such as speed and position are constantly exchanged between nearby vehicles, allowing the vehicle's in-vehicle intelligence system to identify risk and provide the best possible warning to the driver, This will avoid common collisions such as the rear of the car, collisions with the lane and when crossing the traffic.

US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx emphasized that the V2V technology is a completely new upgrade to improve road safety, thereby helping to maintain the US position in the automotive sector.

This technology only stops at the warning level, not to automatically interfere with the operation of the driver, such as gear shift or brake.