Audi connects traffic lights to the car Internet
We are gassed with a traffic light only to brake firmly after 500 meters. Even if the road is empty, the traffic lights make us wait for the green light. These are typical problems of “stupid” road infrastructure not connected to the Network.
Now several automotive consortia are developing the technology for a universal road "data bus" that could be supported by all vehicles, as well as traffic lights and other road objects. For example, Audi recently announced details about the Audi Travolution technology, which displays the distance to the nearest traffic light and the recommended speed (video under the cat) on the driver’s display.
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Thus, an approaching car can independently add to gas, if it does not enter the “green wave”, or, on the contrary, signal to the driver that the signal is about to change (with a visual or acoustic signal or by briefly disabling the gas pedal).
For the test, 15 cars and 25 traffic lights were selected, each of which was equipped with wireless modems so that they could freely communicate with each other about their condition. The car informs the traffic light and the surrounding cars about its speed and coordinates, and the traffic light itself broadcasts information about how many seconds it is going to change the light.
If the car stopped at a red light, the display will show the time until the signal changes.
As tests have shown, thanks to the use of such a system, the car saves an average of 20 ml of gasoline at each traffic light. In terms of the whole country, these are whole tanks of gasoline saved every minute, not to mention the reduction of emissions into the atmosphere.
In addition to communicating with traffic lights, the Audi Travolution system is now learning to reserve places at gas stations and parking so that the driver will only have to drive to the specified point when the car says.
Of course, Audi is not the only company that is working on the creation of a “car Internet”. A program called Safe, Intelligent Mobility-Test Area Germany (SIM-TD) is now being tested in Germany by a consortium involving the same Audi, BMW, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Volkswagen, Opel, Bosch and Continental.
Many of these companies are investing in a similar project in North America: the Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (V2I) coalition includes BMW, Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen.
In addition, Toyota, the world's largest automaker, is actively financing the Universal Traffic Management Society in its native Japan.
Now several automotive consortia are developing the technology for a universal road "data bus" that could be supported by all vehicles, as well as traffic lights and other road objects. For example, Audi recently announced details about the Audi Travolution technology, which displays the distance to the nearest traffic light and the recommended speed (video under the cat) on the driver’s display.
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Thus, an approaching car can independently add to gas, if it does not enter the “green wave”, or, on the contrary, signal to the driver that the signal is about to change (with a visual or acoustic signal or by briefly disabling the gas pedal).
For the test, 15 cars and 25 traffic lights were selected, each of which was equipped with wireless modems so that they could freely communicate with each other about their condition. The car informs the traffic light and the surrounding cars about its speed and coordinates, and the traffic light itself broadcasts information about how many seconds it is going to change the light.
If the car stopped at a red light, the display will show the time until the signal changes.
As tests have shown, thanks to the use of such a system, the car saves an average of 20 ml of gasoline at each traffic light. In terms of the whole country, these are whole tanks of gasoline saved every minute, not to mention the reduction of emissions into the atmosphere.
In addition to communicating with traffic lights, the Audi Travolution system is now learning to reserve places at gas stations and parking so that the driver will only have to drive to the specified point when the car says.
Of course, Audi is not the only company that is working on the creation of a “car Internet”. A program called Safe, Intelligent Mobility-Test Area Germany (SIM-TD) is now being tested in Germany by a consortium involving the same Audi, BMW, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Volkswagen, Opel, Bosch and Continental.
Many of these companies are investing in a similar project in North America: the Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (V2I) coalition includes BMW, Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen.
In addition, Toyota, the world's largest automaker, is actively financing the Universal Traffic Management Society in its native Japan.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/95882/
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