The Starship Enterprise has its deflector shields to defend itself from attacks by enemy weaponry, and if all goes well with a pilot program launched Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Transportation, road warriors will have wireless systems to defend themselves from collisions with other vehicles. Under the year-long Safety Pilot program set in motion in Ann Arbor, Mich., 2,800 cars, trucks and buses will be equipped with wireless technology to enable vehicles and infrastructure to “talk” to each other in real time to help avoid crashes and improve traffic flow.
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Feds Roll Out Wireless Crash Avoidance Test Program
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. August 22, 2012 08:20 AMThe Starship Enterprise has its deflector shields to defend itself from attacks by enemy weaponry, and if all goes well with a pilot program launched Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Transportation, road warriors will have wireless systems to defend themselves from collisions with other vehicles. Under the year-long Safety Pilot program set in motion in Ann Arbor, Mich., 2,800 cars, trucks and buses will be equipped with wireless technology to enable vehicles and infrastructure to “talk” to each other in real time to help avoid crashes and improve traffic flow.