Orbis Blog » short-range radio http://blog.orbissolutions.com Business and Technology Advice Thu, 29 Aug 2013 01:49:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Making the roads a safer place http://blog.orbissolutions.com/2011/09/09/making-the-roads-a-safer-place/ http://blog.orbissolutions.com/2011/09/09/making-the-roads-a-safer-place/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:17:28 +0000 http://blog.orbissolutions.com/?p=647 The U.S. Department of Transportation is determined to create a safer driving experience.  In an effort to prevent accidents, they recently granted the University of Michigan $14.9 million to test the use of short-range radio in vehicles. Short-range radio waves will allow cars to communicate with each other and traffic signals. How will short-range radios keep you safer on the road? If you and another […]]]> The U.S. Department of Transportation is determined to create a safer driving experience.  In an effort to prevent accidents, they recently granted the University of Michigan $14.9 million to test the use of short-range radio in vehicles.

Short-range radio waves will allow cars to communicate with each other and traffic signals. How will short-range radios keep you safer on the road? If you and another driver on a crash course towards each other, both drivers will be alerted. If testing goes well, you may see this safe technology in a car near you within the next ten years. Read more about vehicle-to-vehicle communication here.

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