We Check Out Audi's Cellular Vehicle-To-Everything Bicyclist Safety Tech, Which Could Save Countless Lives | Carscoops carscoops
Modern automobiles offer a dizzying array of safety features, but the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that 42,915 people died in crashes last year. That’s a 10.5% increase from 2020 and Audi believes this is unacceptable.adoption. They see it as a “gateway to dramatic improvements” not only in road safety, but traffic congestion as well.
While we won’t delve too much into the technology behind C-V2X, it’s a direct connection between road users and infrastructure such as traffic lights. Despite having cellular in its name, the technology doesn’t require a 4G or 5G connection. This would actually slow down communications, which occur 10 times per second. The technology also promises anonymity as it’s only focused on nearby objects and their position.
That would be a dream come true, but Audi focused on bicyclist safety during a recent C-V2X demonstration in California. It involved a specially equippedand a cyclist riding a BMC bike outfitted with a Spoke C-V2X communication module as well as a smartphone-like display. The module shares the cyclist’s location with nearby vehicles, in an effort to improve safety, as nearly 1,000 bicyclists are killed annually in motor vehicle accidents with around 130,000 others being injured.
When exiting from a parallel parking spot, drivers are initially warned about approaching cyclists by a message in the instrument cluster. As the cyclist gets closer, the warning changes from yellow to orange and an audible chime sounds. Similar warnings occur at intersections, and when a cyclist is approaching from behind and you’re about to turn in front of them.
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