Ensuring road safety is an extremely important task. And, by and large, in the regulation of the situation on the roads has not changed over the past half century. Traffic lights, marking traffic signs Yes — that, in fact, the entire list of tools for orientation on the road. But the technology has long stepped far forward and it somehow “upgraded” and information available to drivers. Exactly what did experts of the company Honda, erecting on the territory of one of the cities USA “smart intersection”.
Honda experts, in collaboration with several corporations (including, for example, Siemens) have been working on V2X technology (vehicle-to-everything communication), which recognizes objects in field of view, their migration routes, infrastructure, and sends this data to nearby cars. Most of V2X technologies existed only in the framework of the test polygons, but recently in Ohio, in the town of Marysville in the framework of the project 33 Smart Mobility Corridor is the first section of the real road were equipped to work with V2X.
The principle of operation is as follows: as already mentioned, V2X collects data on everything that is happening around by means of special sensors installed in such a way to view potentially dangerous places — intersections, pedestrian crossings and so on. In this case, the sensors were equipped with 4 traffic light post at the intersection (the range of the device is approximately 100 meters), and 200 cars of employees of the company. Them in the car installed a special projection screens. Then began testing: sensors detect potential threats and transmit a signal to the nearest car. But a very clear display allows you to understand what is a danger crossing the road the pedestrian, the reckless driver-the driver, the vehicle emergency or something. As stated by the Vice-President, strategic research, Honda R&D America Ted Klaus,
“We at Honda believe that V2X technology is an important component of a more intelligent and safe transport of the ecosystem and can help us to get closer to the point where accidents will not be at all. We believe that our tests will help you understand how V2X technology can be improved and most effectively utilized in the future.”
In addition, Honda also released a video showing the technology. With it, you can see right now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOaHFic2xg8&feature=player_embedded
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Honda built in the USA “smart intersection”
Vladimir Kuznetsov