USATODAY.com - Cars soon may 'talk' to roads, each other

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Posted 11/9/2005 10:48 PM Updated 11/10/2005 12:33 AM






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Cars soon may 'talk' to roads, each other
By Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY
UTSUNOMIYA, Japan — As the Japanese version of a Honda Accord pulls up to a blind intersection, the navigation screen flashes the urgent message 'Caution: Oncoming Vehicle!'
A warning registers on the Honda Accord's navigation system screen when a motorbike is about to cross its path. A warning registers on the Honda Accord's navigation system screen when a motorbike is about to cross its path.
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A moment later, a motorbike whizzes past, its electronically transmitted warning having potentially saved it from a collision with the car.

The demonstration at Honda's test center outside Tokyo previews what is shaping up as the next phase of automotive safety: vehicles that talk to each other and the highway system itself."