Car-to-Car communication

Many people are uncomfortable with the idea of “driverless cars”. General Motors is working with the University of Michigan and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to develop new software for cars that enhance safety without relinquishing control.

 Car-to-car communication systems transmit their position, speed, break engagement, and other data to all vehicles that are nearby. Algorithms sift through data that is collected many times each second and alert the driver in case of danger.  These systems have the potential to make driving much safer and greatly reduce the number of accidents