Top 6 Future Car
Technologies:
1. Car Intelligence - Without WIFI in cars many of
these other technologies wouldn't be possible. Ford has already launched 'Sync'
- a voice activated technology which uses Bluetooth, WIFI and Cloud. Drivers
can connect to the cloud using voice controls to get directions, traffic
updates, send text messages and make phone calls. In the future connectivity
could be used to download episodes of Scooby doo to keep kids occupied or to
develop Radio Frequency ID (RFID) Tags that store information about individual
drivers so as they approach the car the engine will start, the seat and mirrors
will automatically adjust and the radio set to preferred station.
2. Car Communication - Vehicle to Vehicle (V2V) Communication could help to improve safety by notifying drivers of a person/dog/bike etc they may not have noticed and even automatically apply the brakes to prevent a collision. V2V Communication would also be able to provide real time traffic updates by sending a signal to the cars ahead in a queue to gather information about the jam.
3. Vehicle to Infrastructure (V2I) - Communication provides information about the surrounding infrastructure such as parking spaces and traffic lights. Living PlanIT joint with McLaren Electronics have developed a platform called 'Urban OS', they currently have an on-going trial with taxis in Portugal which are gathering data about traffic conditions. The idea is that in the future the Urban OS treats the data and communicates it back to drivers - this could result in all signage becoming internal eliminating the need for traffic lights, motorway warning signs etc.
4. Airbags to Stop Cars - Since the invention of airbags car manufacturers have concealed them in almost every part of a car to improve safety upon impact. Mercedes are working on a new way to use airbags to make them part of an active safety system - when sensors determine that a collision is inevitable, airbags with a friction coating would deploy from beneath the car increasing the cars stopping power by up to 100%.
5. Augmented Reality Dashboards - Some high end cars already have GPS displays on the windshield, but in the future cars will also be able to identify external objects in-front of the driver and display information about them on the windshield, for example, if the driver is approaching a vehicle too quickly a red box will appear on the car and arrows will show the driver how to manoeuvre safely into another lane to avoid collision.
6. Energy Storing Body Panels -Exxon Mobil has predicted that half of all new production cars will be hybrids by 2040 - this is great for the environment but hybrid batteries are very heavy and take up a lot of space so a group of nine European manufacturers are researching and testing body panels that can store energy and charge faster than a conventional battery. This could reduce car weight by 15% so the saving in weight would also eliminate wasting energy used to move the heavier car.
2. Car Communication - Vehicle to Vehicle (V2V) Communication could help to improve safety by notifying drivers of a person/dog/bike etc they may not have noticed and even automatically apply the brakes to prevent a collision. V2V Communication would also be able to provide real time traffic updates by sending a signal to the cars ahead in a queue to gather information about the jam.
3. Vehicle to Infrastructure (V2I) - Communication provides information about the surrounding infrastructure such as parking spaces and traffic lights. Living PlanIT joint with McLaren Electronics have developed a platform called 'Urban OS', they currently have an on-going trial with taxis in Portugal which are gathering data about traffic conditions. The idea is that in the future the Urban OS treats the data and communicates it back to drivers - this could result in all signage becoming internal eliminating the need for traffic lights, motorway warning signs etc.
4. Airbags to Stop Cars - Since the invention of airbags car manufacturers have concealed them in almost every part of a car to improve safety upon impact. Mercedes are working on a new way to use airbags to make them part of an active safety system - when sensors determine that a collision is inevitable, airbags with a friction coating would deploy from beneath the car increasing the cars stopping power by up to 100%.
5. Augmented Reality Dashboards - Some high end cars already have GPS displays on the windshield, but in the future cars will also be able to identify external objects in-front of the driver and display information about them on the windshield, for example, if the driver is approaching a vehicle too quickly a red box will appear on the car and arrows will show the driver how to manoeuvre safely into another lane to avoid collision.
6. Energy Storing Body Panels -Exxon Mobil has predicted that half of all new production cars will be hybrids by 2040 - this is great for the environment but hybrid batteries are very heavy and take up a lot of space so a group of nine European manufacturers are researching and testing body panels that can store energy and charge faster than a conventional battery. This could reduce car weight by 15% so the saving in weight would also eliminate wasting energy used to move the heavier car.
It's becoming clear that a car is no longer just an
instrument used to get us from A to B and it seems the joy of driving is being
threatened by an increased number of flashing lights, beeps and voices. Can
technology in cars go too far? Some of these ideas are more obviously
beneficial than others, but can turning cars into giant smart phones on wheels
really improve safety?
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