If you haven’t heard of vehicle-to-vehicle communication technology yet – a term often shortened to the slick acronym “V2V” – you will be soon, as the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) just launched a gigantic road test of such systems in conjunction with the University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) up in Ann Arbor, MI.
V2V technology isn’t exactly new stuff here – it’s been discussed in vehicle engineering circles for a long time and field tested by both foreign and U.S. automakers from time to time. Indeed, you can view Honda’s take on the potential for V2V systems to improve vehicular safety below.