Driving means changing constantly location. This means a constant demand for information on the current location and specifically for data on the surrounding traffic, routes and much more. This information can be grouped together in several categories. A very important category is driver assistance and car safety. This includes many different things mostly based on sensor data from other cars. One could think of brake warning sent from preceding car, tailgate

and collision warning, information about road condition and maintenance,detailed regional weather forecast, premonition of traffic jams, caution to an accident behind the next bend, detailed information about an accident for the rescue team and many other things. One could also think of local updates of the cars navigation systems or an assistant that helps to follow a friend’s car.

Another category is infotainment for passengers. For example internet access, chatting and interactive games between cars close to each other. The kids will love it.Next category is local information as next free parking space (perhaps with a reservation system), detailed information about fuel prices and services offered by the next service station or just tourist information about sights. A possible other category is car maintenance. For example online help from your car mechanic when your car breaks down or just simply service information.So far no inter-vehicle communication system for data exchange between vehicles and between roadside and vehicles has been put into operation. As an engineer of computer science , I am very eager to develop such systems which will a pioneer within itself and would be a great help to mankind , if not at least to save life at highways .

 

 

Happy driving !!

 

Abhinab