Towards eyes-off driving What was earlier exclusive CE domain Today lot of high- end electronics has became integral part of roads. Automation is progressing from presently available Driver Assist systems to ‘hands-off ’ driving and will end up in ‘Eyes-off ’ driving within a decade. To be ‘Road-Ready’ to welcome this revolution, a feasible wish list of operational and safety devices on the road and inside the vehicle are presented here, from a user’s perspective.
All-Weathers M2M Devices The Machine to Machine (M2M) devices on the road to communicate with the devices in the vehicle should with stand low and high temperature and should be waterproof. The sensors should be durable and cost effective. Devices have to provide feedback to the vehicle, information on visibility, wetness of the roads etc through condition monitoring systems.
Electronic Fencing and Lane warning Control devices to prevent intrusion of vehicle out of the lane lines should be installed. Prior to lane changing, passengers should be alerted by height or sound to take precautionary measures like seat-belt fastening etc. Dedicated lanes should be provided for self-driven cars, to avoid accidents. Laser based solutions for preventing collisions are feasible.
Devices for Monitoring Performance Monitoring of tyre-air pressure, fuel level, oil quantity etc are already available in the present day vehicles. More features can be added by adoption of IOT (Internet of Things) technology. Remote diagnosis of imminent problems are feasible and generation of SOS calls should be possible, in case of emergencies V2I (Vehicle –to-Infrastructure) technologies are being introduced in new models of vehicles. Let us dream of drones to reach the accident spots, www.telematicswire.net
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Self Parking Technologies utilizing ultrasonic wave sensors are available to do smart parking in the auto-pilot mode or It is also possible to arrange parking spot reservation, as per availability. In many cities it is found that up to 30% of vehicular traffic is roaming around to find parking spots.
Electronic Toll and Gate Opening RFID based electronic toll collection is being implemented smart card based automatic opening of gates of houses and garages are also easily possible to enhance the comfort of passengers. Smart Signage’s and Street Cameras The future passengers expect not only signs from the signage. It can embed devices which can collect and analyse traffic situation and provide directions to change the lane etc either to the driver or the vehicle directly (in case of driverless vehicle). The street cameras can be equipped to read number plates etc.
is the dream solution providing the highest reliability. Design of new devices can be done now itself to become the pioneer to embrace this powerful wireless communication technology.
Wireless Power Transfer While Running
Autonomous Hardware and Self Adaptive Software
Electricity storage problem is the main obstacle for the popularity of electric vehicles which are otherwise efficient and eco-friendly. New technologies are emerging by which vehicles can be provided electricity by wireless mode, through the electro-magnetic systems embedded in the roads. If this is implemented, electricity can be directly supplied to the electric motor of the vehicle, so that size of the storage batteries can be minimized and halts for charging can be avoided. Trials of this methodology are being done in some of the cities of United Kingdom.
WAVE and 5G Technologies In a fast running vehicle for any realtime activity, the response time is very critical. The latency can be minimized by adopting latest technologies like WAVE (Wireless Access in Vehicular Environment), which is used in many countries. In a few years time, 5G technology will be launched, which
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The automobiles of tomorrow will be highly dependent or sophisticated information and communication technologies. While moving on the road, it is convenient to avoid breakdowns for the aforesaid technological features which will make corrections and notifications automatically without human intervention in most of the cases.
Data Security Imagine the situation, if the control of the devices in a vehicle is taken over by a hacker. Anything can happen to the vehicle and passengers. Hence, it is very essential to provide best security system for the electronic devices and network in the vehicle.
Standardization & Certification Millions of vehicles employing M2M facilities will run on roads of various countries. In order to avoid confusion to devices and to avoid accidents commonly accepted global standards May - June 2016 | Smart Automotive | PG.37
