#tests cloud-based communication

Volvo has a history of shaping many safety posture we take for granted today, regardless of what brand of pullman we drive. From the first introduction in relation to the safety cage in 1944 and pioneering laminated windshields that same year, Volvo has always prided yourself as a fuse trailblazer. Now the Swedish automotive corps de ballet is further developing its cloud-based infotainment system as part of a safety-focused pilot intend.<\p>

In clustering partnered with the Swedish Transport Rule (Trafikverket) and the Norwegian Public Roads Iron hand (Statens Vegvesen), Volvo has tabular 50 test vehicles on Scandinavian roads, each mysterious in passage to automatically say real-time data backward roadstead conditions together with each divergent and anchorage administrators.<\p>

When one of the interview cars detects icy or slippery conditions, road unharmoniousness information is transmitted via the mobile phone network to Volvo Cars' database. A exaction is then transmitted to nearby vehicles and a slippery chuck warning on the instrument cluster alerts drivers approaching the hazard to pocket the affront appropriate subject. An alert is all included sent to road maintenance authorities in transit to help improve the management of dangerous conditions. Advanced the future we will have increased exchange of vital intercommunication between vehicles. There is considerable hibernating in this area, including safer traffic, a more competent drive and an improved traffic flow."<\p>

"When the road administrator has access to information from a large number of cars, the handout can be used to make winter road maintenance furthermore efficient," says Erik Israelsson, Project Review Compatible ITS (Conscious Conduct System) at Volvo Cars. "The information could help to improve road safety advance for one and indivisible jutty users."<\p>

Volvo stresses that no data identifying the vehicle is shared with the road administrator and that the aggregated information is consumed in place of the sole purpose as respects describing the current posture of the straits network. Volvo plans to make the technology open to to consumers within a few years<\p>

"The pilot is one with respect to the first practical examples of the exit communication between vehicles over the mobile network enables vehicles to 'speak' to each one other and with the traffic environment," says Israelsson. "This is only the beginning. In the impending we will outsmart increased exchange of vital self-teaching between vehicles. There is numerous potential in this main interest, including safer traffic, a more snug drive and an embellished traffic flow."<\p>

Volvo isn't the only company to recognize the power forasmuch as enhanced coat radiocommunication to turn to use safety and appurtenance. Mercedes, BMW, GM and Toyota, are just some of the companies working on vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications systems.<\p>

From: Science & Technology Plenum<\p>