U. Michigan Launches World’s Biggest Sandbox for Wi-Fi Connected Cars
A not-so-futuristic world in which drivers, cars and roads operate in a highly connected network of instantaneous data got one step closer to reality today.
The scale of the project, managed by the University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI), is unprecedented. For the next 12 months, nearly 3,000 cars — operated by drivers specifically recruited because they frequently drive in the same quadrant of Ann Arbor, Mich. — will be integrated via Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC), a technology similar to the wi-fi network you use at home or the local cafe.
Source: readwriteweb.com
