Talking Cars

As this Wired article mentions, the first thing many people think of when they hear talking cars is Knight Rider.

But, the ‘talking cars’ that are being developed now are pretty interesting. It involves developing car-to-car communications, where vehicles can communicate with each other and with drivers.

Talking cars aim to warn drivers of potential collisions, and the system would minimize traffic jams and curb emissions by more effectively managing traffic to avoid congestion.

The U.S. has goals of a system “where cars talk to each other and to us in a network designed to increase safety, reduce congestion and manage traffic.” But, apparently the progress has been very slow.

However, Australian startup, Cohda Wireless, is saying that talking cars could be on the road as soon as 2012.

Can you imagine the possibilities of what cars might be saying to each in 100 years?