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Feds Test Communicating Cars at Disney World
- The U.S. Department of Transportation is hosting a research clinic at Walt Disney World Speedway to test cars that communicate with each other to improve driver safety and curtail crashes.
- The four-day clinic will record drivers’ responses to such in-car collision warnings as “do not pass” alerts, warnings that a vehicle ahead has stopped suddenly, and other similar safety messages.
- The data collected through the clinic will be used by NHTSA to decide in 2013 if all vehicles will be required to have connected vehicle technology.
ORLANDO, Florida — “Talking” cars are the star ride at Walt Disney World Speedway for the four-day “Driver Acceptance Clinic” hosted by the U.S. Department of Transportation, which runs through Saturday.
The research clinic showcases cars equipped with “vehicle-to-vehicle” communications systems that talk to each other in hopes of improving safety by helping drivers avert crashes.
Drivers are invited to test cars equipped with these wireless communication systems in a controlled environment — Walt Disney’s Speedway — where researchers observe the drivers’ responses to such in-car collision warnings as “do not pass” alerts, warnings that a vehicle ahead has stopped suddenly, and other similar safety messages.
NHTSA will use the data collected through the clinics to make a decision in 2013 on the future of connected vehicle technology. NHTSA could insist on mandatory deployment of the technology, voluntary installation of wireless devices in new cars, or additional research and development.
In a second phase of the research, the U.S. Department of Transportation will deploy 3,000 vehicles in Ann Arbor, Michigan in mid-2012 for a year-long test of vehicle-to-vehicle communication systems.
What has not yet been addressed is how much connected vehicle technology will add to the price of a car and whether there will be significant backlash on the part of the buying public to such safety features.
NHTSA research shows these technologies could help prevent a majority of kinds of crashes that typically occur in the real world, at intersections for example, or while switching lanes.
Inside Line says: Communicating cars…but can they text while driving?
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Feds Test Communicating Cars at Disney World
