KITT is the most famous car with AI that could actually speak, and while many dreamed of owning it, the car stayed away from reality. That may not be the case anymore, believe Cohda Wireless and researchers at the University of South Australia. They are developing a technology that uses Wi-Fi and GPS to create a “dedicated short-range communications system” that would allow cars to virtually “speak” to each other and warn the driver of impending collisions or traffic situations.
The idea is nothing new, many companies and automakers have tried to develop such a system, but this time around, the technology seems to be getting closer to the goal. In fact, Cohda believes the technology could be mass-produced by 2012. Developed for the urban landscape, the system does away with radio signals and the associated line-of-sight handicap, the use of Wi-Fi and GPS provides a much better alternative.
Trials with around 700 vehicles have already been completed, and a trial with 200 more vehicles will start soon. While the system may not be as smart as KITT, it is a giant step forward in that direction. Besides, it will give Pivo 2’s quirky robot sidekick some real things to talk about.
Via: Wired
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Well, the talking cars have been around for more than two decades now.
In 2003, I have been to a conference in Nancy, France, where French researchers from the Mulhouse University explained how they could do it.
GPS is still limited to 10 meters accuracy since the armies control the more precise patents.
One way to do it is to implement DGPS, but this needs signal posts installed every 10 km and then you do get accuracies which go below 1 meter which could be used on highways. The drawback is the capital costs of these posts. Or could we work from the cellular phones one ?
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