So This Is Christmas

Merry Christmas is such an infectious feeling I like to feel that way all year around.

So if you are visiting just before Christmas, just after Christmas or even here on Christmas day I am sure you will find something of interest for you and in the spirit of Christmas.

It may be said that Christmas is no longer a celebration but this must be spoken by people that have never had trouble closing their eyes on Christmas Eve in an expectation of what maybe left for them on the carpet under the tree.

I continue to look forward to the surprise on my Grandchild's faces to this day at Christmas events.

Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Connected cars test federally funded endeavor

By Cornelius Nunev


The United States Transportation Department is conducting the biggest experiment of its kind ever on the streets of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Around 3,000 automobiles, connected by wireless devices, will "talk" to one another for the next year.

Cars communicating to one another

Vehicles will have the ability to move faster and more smoothly in traffic making it less likely that a collision will occur and minimizing traffic congestion with "talking" cars. These automobiles will be connected in order to communicate with one another their location and speed. As long as there is no opposing traffic, the technology will also change all lights to green.

David Strickland is the NHTSA director. He explained:

"Vehicle-to-vehicle communication has the potential to be the ultimate game-changer in roadway safety -- but we need to understand how to apply the technology in an effective way in the real world. NHTSA will use the valuable data from the 'model deployment' as it decides if and when these connected-vehicle safety technologies should be incorporated into the fleet."

Study done

There have been a lot of experiments done in the past, though they were not in real-world conditions and did not consist of as many vehicles as this one. The Transportation Department's Linked Automobile Safety Pilot Program will be tested by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). It got a $14.9 million contract to do it.

The automobiles in the study will be tested over the next year while they interact and "communicate" with each other and roadside transponders. The United States Department of Transportation will then evaluate all the data collected from it. There will be city buses, trucks and private automobiles that about 300 citizens owned with the technology. It can transmit with a 1,000 foot radius.

James Sayer is undertaking leader. He said:

"From the integrated and aftermarket cars, we're collecting location, speed, direction, driver and surrounding terrain videos, throttle, brake, and steering wheel angle data."

Technology getting more advanced

You can start seeing cities such as Bellevue for auto connection technology, just as Car Deal Expert recently talked about in an article. That technology is beginning to be tested in big ways other places and some believe that in just a couple years, that will become normal technology.




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