Next-generation Vauxhall cars will ‘talk to each other’

When the next generation Vauxhall Calibra hits the market, it will carry a technology that is bound to make Vauxhall some of the safest vehicles in the world. In an effort to reduce the number of accidents, Vauxhall is introducing a technology called Vehicle-to-Vehicle.

The advanced GPS-based system allows two cars in close range to ‘talk’ to each other providing information on location, speed, acceleration and direction of travel. If the system feels it needs to warn the driver of the car ahead, it will give send sound cues, visual cues or even vibrations through the seats to alert the driver...
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Will_ - 7/12/2007 12:29:35 PM

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Newer safety systems in place are already capable on detecting how fast the car in front AND behind is going, as well as predicting which way a car might turn. This is a little invasive if you ask me.

jon21 - 7/12/2007 2:27:45 PM

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"Hi Bob!" "Hi Joe!" "Hi Susie!" "Hi Babara!"

"Babara...Did your new owner farted on you yet?"
"Susie...What happen to your headlights?"
"Hey Joe...your treads going bald already?"
"Bob...you pric*! Why did you cut me off!"

sold2early - 7/12/2007 3:54:08 PM

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This is even better than toothing!

lewissalem - 7/13/2007 1:15:59 PM

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What is good about networked vehicles?

- A car a mile ahead of you detects rain, so you can adjust your driving accordingly.
- Redundancy of information, and not relying on satellite reception for all navigation.
- Accident and construction avoidance. Your can can detect the break lights of a potential traffic jam.

One problem I see that we'll have to deal with is proprietary networks. Vauxhall will communicate with other Vauxhalls, but not Fords, etc.

M53R - 7/13/2007 3:27:26 PM

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Im confused, which one of those 2 is a rebadged opel, vauxhall or saturn?