Car2Car Communication

Technical English C1

Image 1: www.mercede-benz.com

Contents

• What is Car2Car-Communication• Potential Features• Possible Problems• Conclusion

What is Car2Car Communication

• Currently developed by many automobile manufacturers • Supports the driver in dangerous situations• Allows automobiles to “talk” to each other• The vehicle alerts the driver in many ways• Uses Radio Waves like Wi-Fi or UMTS

Potential Features

Path History

• Vehicle recognises a dangerous spot• The System memorises this area in a map• Cars in range will receive a message of the dangerous spot

Path History

Film 1:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZPp3yHMSZo

The Do Not Pass Warning

• Vehicle is continually looking for other cars.• Signal that its not safe to pass another car or an intersection.• Warning advisory to stay in the safe zone

The Do Not Pass Warning

Film 2:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZPp3yHMSZo

Forward Collision Warning System

Image 2: www.transportation.gov

Possible Problems

• Loss of privacy• Range Problems• Acceptance of the drivers• Connectivity

Conclusion

Advantage Disadvantage• Road traffic gets safer • Loss of privacy

• C2C- Communication will surely become part of our life• The automobile manufacturers has to handle:

1. The Communication to other Marks2. Privacy of the costumers3. User friendly System

• C2C Communication is a step towards the autonomous car

Thank you for your attention!

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Sources

• http://www.gruenderszene.de/allgemein/daimler-connected-car• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle-to-vehicle• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ-3NXK_05A• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POcQUTlOvZs• Film 1 + Film 2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZPp3yHMSZo• Image 1:

https://www.mercedes-benz.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2014/09/INNOVATION-car-to-x-Kommunikation_01.jpg• Image 2: https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/pictures/V2V-1.jpg