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From T3 gadget magazine
…with a little help from the German government. Can the power of WiFi keep streets congestion-free?
The German government is launching a scheme that’ll use WiFi technology in an effort to seriously curb traffic congestion, resulting in a country full of over-the-moon motorists. The project, dubbed Network on Wheels (NOW), will run for three years and test the benefits of making WiFi standard in every car. The idea being that if a nationwide vehicle-to-vehicle WiFi network were in existence, this would enable drivers to easily relay traffic information to one another. But this concept could expand well beyond German borders, with the European Car-2-Car Communication Consortium (including members such as BMW and Renault) already working towards a European standard for such a system.
http://www.car-2-car.org/uploads/pics/BMW_3D_Car2Car_CityScenario.jpg
…with a little help from the German government. Can the power of WiFi keep streets congestion-free?
The German government is launching a scheme that’ll use WiFi technology in an effort to seriously curb traffic congestion, resulting in a country full of over-the-moon motorists. The project, dubbed Network on Wheels (NOW), will run for three years and test the benefits of making WiFi standard in every car. The idea being that if a nationwide vehicle-to-vehicle WiFi network were in existence, this would enable drivers to easily relay traffic information to one another. But this concept could expand well beyond German borders, with the European Car-2-Car Communication Consortium (including members such as BMW and Renault) already working towards a European standard for such a system.
http://www.car-2-car.org/uploads/pics/BMW_3D_Car2Car_CityScenario.jpg
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