Volkswagen and Universities in Germany announced a research project called C3World – Connected Cars in a Connected World. C3World aims to develop a car-to-car or car-to-infrastructure communication technology that would provide the driver with information on road conditions.
According to Prof. Jürgen Leohold, Head of Volkswagen Group Research, the Volkswagen C3World will bring the World Wide Web into your car. The car-to-car or car-to-infrastructure communication technology, requires technology that connects vehicles with each other and with the infrastructure.
It enables the driver to receive important information, such as traffic jam alerts directly from the vehicles in front. Enabling vehicles to communicate with their environment, to collect current event information from the surrounding area or to find, reserve and pay for parking.
The future navigation device will become a comprehensive information terminal for Volkswagen customers” according to Prof. Jürgen Leohold, Head of Volkswagen Group Research.
One way to get a cellular backhaul signal to a car or bus is with the Junxion Box. The company just added new firmware and upgrades, notes Engadget, with support for 802.11g WiFi and additional security and other features.
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