Ford has demoed their experimental vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications technology for the first time in the Asia Pacific region at the Computex 2014 in Taipei. This WiFi-based technology enables cars to transmit data to other similarly equipped cars, including vehicle speed, location and predicted path to warn drivers of potential collision risks and other dangerous situations they may not be able to see yet. We got to check out the feature in a Ford Ford Kuga car at the Computex. Check it out below.
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As you can see from the infographic, the V2V technology by Ford enables cars to detect fast-moving vehicles before they enter into the blind spot and can also alert drivers about vehicles approaching at a high-speed in advance. This would enable drivers receive alerts of vehicles that are obscured when it is hidden by an oversized vehicle or during sharp turns.
Ford is looking to enhance the V2V technology with vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication that may enable vehicles to interact with infrastructure to offer notifications such as traffic jams, accidents etc.
At the Computex last year, Ford launched AppLink functionality in Asia Pacific region. At this Computex, Ford has also demoed in-car connectivity technologies, including SYNC and Ford AppLink.