Nissan to display trippy Invisible-to-Visible technology at CES
Imagine avatars inside the vehicle to show you around.
Vehicle To Infrastructure Technology
Honda testing ‘smart intersection’ technology to see around buildings
It uses vehicle-to-everything technology to communicate with cars.
2019 Audi E-Tron to get toll-payment transponder in rearview mirror
Orders for the electric crossover start Sept. 17 with a $1,000 deposit.
How Audi will make roads friendlier to autonomous cars
The world isn't designed for autonomous cars, but Audi is trying to change that.
German companies team up with telecom to spur development of talking cars
The alliance takes a joint approach to technical and regulatory hurdles.
Why self-driving cars could solve traffic problems, but won't anytime soon
However, there are things we can do to improve traffic in the meantime.
Audi tech counts down red lights today, reduces traffic tomorrow
Pilot program launches in Washington D.C. and Las Vegas.
Ford Studying Space Robots To Improve Connected Car Communications
The idea of vehicle-to-vehicle communication, commonly known as V2V, isn't a new concept. Ford has already demonstrated how V2V can be a powerful tool in collision avoidance, but the automaker seeks to advance the technology further through an interstellar collaboration.
Ford looks to space robots to improve car-to-car communications [w/video]
Ford has partnered with St. Petersburg Polytechnic University for three years to research various kinds of connected vehicle communications. The university tie-up is part of its study of space robots, NASA systems created to enable space-to-Earth communication, and the university's own development of systems that enable communication between the International Space State and Earth.
Feds launch largest-ever road test of connected vehicles [w/video]
Vehicle-To-Vehicle (V2V) and Vehicle-To-Infrastructure (V2I) communications are going to play a big role in future automobiles when it comes to autonomous vehicles, but in the near term, these technologies are being looked at as a way to make the roadways safer by reducing crashes and congestion. As part of its Safety Pilot program, the Department of Transportation has announced plans for the largest-ever real-world test of
GM debuts next step in vehicle-to-vehicle communications [w/video]
General Motors is working on a new vehicle communications system that could help avert up to 81 percent of crashes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The system uses small mobile devices, like smart phone applications, to gather information about the vehicle's surro
BMW and Volkswagen demonstrating safety technology for AKTIV project in Germany
This week BMW and Volkswagen are demonstrating the results of their work on the four-year German government funded Adaptive and Cooperative Technologies for Intelligent Traffic (AKTIV) project. AKTIV includes a group of German automakers, suppliers and communications companies to develop and test systems that will improve traffic flow, safety and fuel efficiency.
Audi demonstrating Travolution vehicle to infrastructure communications
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Madison Gas & Electric to install EV charging network
Madison, Wisconsin is a fairly typical college town, a place with a fairly substantial population of people with progressive attitudes on many issues. That means it has more people who ride bikes, take the bus, walk and drive hybrids than some other surrounding areas. It's also easier to find plug-in vehicles in places like Madison than elsewhere. Madison Gas and Electric can see the writing on the wall and wants to be ready for the transition to electrification.
Denmark to combine wind power with vehicle-to-grid in new tests
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Southeast electric utilities to test smart charging PHEV Priuses
A pair of southeastern U.S. electric utilities will soon start testing a fleet of converted plug-in Toyota Priuses to evaluate a smart charging system. Duke Energy Carolinas and Progress Energy will be evaluating both cross utility charging and billing and vehicle-to-grid technology. The project will look at the issues of tracking energy usage and billing when a car that is subscribed to one company charges on another's network. Similarly, energy fed back to the grid from the cars will need to b
Nissan to conduct two-month pilot test of Intelligent Transport System in Japan
Starting November 1, Nissan will run a two-month pilot program to test an intelligent transportation system in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. Like other ITS and vehicle communications systems, the primary focus is safety and improved traffic flow. The big side benefit of such systems is reduce fuel consumption and pollution. By proactively reducing accidents and congestion on city streets, vehicles can spend less time sitting idling or crawling along to get past obstructions.
Billions of gallons of gas could be saved by "Smart Intersections"
Like other automakers, Ford has been doing considerable research into so-called "Smart Intersections." Smart intersections fall into the realm of vehicle-to-infrastructure technology, AKA telematics. While this is generally considered safety related, both vehicle to infrastructure and vehicle-to-vehicle communications can also play a major role in reducing fuel consumption and pollution. One of the major causes of exc