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Supporting the V2X transition W
How automotive OEMs can continue improving safety
hat if you knew there was danger before you could see it?
Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) technology, which enables cars to communicate with a wide variety of surrounding objects, promises to deliver just that. What is holding back V2X adoption and what can automotive OEMs do to stay competitive in the meantime? Here, Ross Turnbull, director of business development and product engineering at ASIC design and supply company Swindon Silicon Systems, explores. As connected systems show huge promise for convenience and efficiency, both in the workplace and at home, there has been some questions around adoption of a
fully-connected approach in the automotive sector.
This began with the notion of
Vehicle-to-Everything, or V2X. V2X describes a system where the vehicle is connected to virtually any entity that may affect or be affected by the car, including other vehicles, local infrastructure, pedestrians and cyclists. The benefits of V2X technology are clear to see. V2X-enabled vehicles could alert their drivers to unseen hazards, such as the sudden braking of a car several vehicles ahead. Information about road conditions, such as upcoming bends or roadworks, can also be provided. Connectivity with road infrastructure means that public transport
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and emergency services can be prioritised by traffic light systems. In fact, European car safety assessor Euro NCAP has already amended its car safety rating system to include V2X-based technologies, as the assessor recognises the positive impact V2X could have for safety.
Barriers to adoption
Despite the potential promised by V2X, it is unlikely that we will be seeing it on a mass scale in the UK anytime soon. Lack of standardisation in communication protocols across the market has proven to be a huge barrier to adoption so far. At present, there are two main options for
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