Talking’ Cars Are Coming Soon

Talking’ Cars Are Coming Soon to Keep Us Safe!


Before you know it  our cars will “talk” to each other, keeping tabs on everything around us and alerting us to threats we aren’t aware of.  Ford- Volvo and Audi  are a few  of the  automakers  which are developing  this technology.

Ford is rolling out a crash-avoidance system that allows cars to communicate with each other at distances of more than 900 feet. It uses GPS and wi-fi signals emitted 10 times a second to provide a 360-degree view around the car. When the system detects a risk — say, someone running a red light at the next intersection — it warns the driver.


Volvo, is testing  a “road train.” Road trains, also known as “platooning,” feature vehicles fitted with sensors that monitor the distance, speed and direction of the car in front and mimic its actions. The semi-autonomous cars are “tethered” and follow a lead vehicle driven by a professional driver.



Audi is launching a   “Audi Urban Intelligent Assist.” The German automaker, through its Electronics Research Laboratory in Silicon Valley, wants to link drivers to the road via connected cars to ease congestion, increase safety and save time in traffic.


Other  companies are developing  technology, which the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says could address as many as 4.3 million crashes, or about 80 percent of accidents that don’t involve drunk or stoned drivers.

Wow- Remember when KITT  was the only talking car around??