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Ford showcasing vehicle-to-vehicle communication for crash avoidance; potential for leveraging WiFi and smartphones to extend quickly the number of participating vehicles

Green Car Congress

If you have two cars about to collide at an intersection, you need something with high availability and low latency on a dedicated channel. But if you’re broken down in Montana, you need a cell phone. Intelligent vehicles could help reduce the billions of gallons of gas wasted in traffic jams each year.

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