US to drive 3,000 Wi-Fi linked vehicles in massive crash avoidance trial

The test will feature nearly 3,000 cars, trucks and buses equipped Wi-Fi technology that will let the vehicles "talk" to each other in real time to help avoid crashes and improve traffic flow in the test area around Ann Arbor, Mich.

via Layer 8: US to drive 3,000 Wi-Fi linked vehicles in massive crash avoidance trial.

Potentially a wealth of data for transportation research! It’ll be interesting to see how reliable wifi connectivity is / whether it is sufficient.

HT Leighton

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