From the satellites to our speeding motorcycles the technology evolves our experience to the next level. How many have seen the movie “Minority Report” released in 2002, 14 years back now where there is a scene with automated car which identifies the route, upcoming traffic, tailing cars, slowing down and speeding up on the road. It was a fiction or concepts those days but coming to reality at present USA government issued a proposed rule in December 2016 that all the light duty vehicles will be equipped with Vehicle to Vehicle (V2V) communications technology to evade accidents and enhance safety while driving.
What is V2V?
V2V is an automobile technology designed to allow automobiles to “talk” to each other by sharing vehicle speed, position, travel destination, acceleration, gear level, anti-lock breaking, stability control, traction control, headlamps and lane change signals. It works by transmitting data in a particular frequency band (i.e. In USA is 5.9 GHz band). Many automobile manufactures includes BMW, Daimler, Honda, Audi and Volvo was developing and testing the V2V and successfully demonstrated the system in 2006 using Cadillac vehicles.
American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) demands to be a part of discussion and planning the nation’s policies and regulations for vehicle-to-vehicle communications technology in new cars. “We certainly recognize and appreciate the potential for improved safety as vehicles communicate while in operation, but we want to ensure that the detection and response sensors and software can detect motorcyclists and respond appropriately.” said Wayne Allard, AMA vice president of government relations.
In recent news the TESLA’s autopilot car has predicted an accident on the highway in the Netherlands. Using the “Radar technology”, the Tesla model X triggered a collision warning sound and applied emergency breaking before the driver predicts it.
While the USA government taking actions on safety measures using technologies, let us see the statistics of accidents in India.
According to the official statistics by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB, 2015), “141,526 persons were killed and 477,731 injured in road traffic crashes in India in 2015. However, this is probably an underestimate, as not all injuries are reported to the police. The actual numbers of injuries requiring hospital visits may be 2,000,000-3,000,000 persons.”
Without further statistical questions and explanations, do you think the same V2V technology can be installed in Indian cars and motorcycles?
