05/04/04: Chrysler Group Takes Safety Innovation to the Next Level
Auburn Hills, Mich./Stuttgart, Germany, May 04, 2004 - Eric Ridenour, Executive Vice President Product Development at the Chrysler Group, announced an innovative opportunity for the Chrysler Group to achieve goals of improved vehicle and highway safety and efficiency, save lives and, eventually, contribute to the quality of people's lives, as the direct result of practical innovation.
"Our company and industry have made great strides in designing safer and safer vehicles over the years," Ridenour said. "Making great engineering ideas practical and affordable to the mass market is in our Chrysler Group DNA. The automotive industry's safety shift toward accident avoidance and collision mitigation is the next frontier in safety for us to innovate."
Current research by the Chrysler Group on Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC) enables a new class of communications applications, which can support real-time vehicle-to-road, vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-stationary location, to support current and future transportation systems and needs through a WiFi wireless technology, which is readily available in computers today.
Vehicle-to-roadside communications could enable the vehicle to receive and communicate to the driver in real-time. For example, traffic information, weather patterns, construction work zone warnings and road condition advisories all could be communicated. Through vehicle-to-vehicle applications, cooperative driving assistance, forward collision, merging or lane change warnings, intersection collision avoidance and emergency vehicle notification would be known. Furthermore, vehicle-to-stationary point could provide instant repair or diagnostic service by a dealer, point of interest information, parking space advisories and drive-through payments or orders.
"By executing practical innovation through the research of DSRC, we can enhance a driver's awareness, knowledge and decision-making in real-time, creating great benefit to our customers, shareholders and society," Ridenour added.
In 2003, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) allocated a new spectrum - 75 MHz at 5.9 GHz - to be used extensively for vehicle-to-vehicle and infrastructure-to-vehicle communication in the U.S. and articulated support for public safety and private applications.
The Chrysler Group continues to research and evaluate the potential applications of DSRC. "We are committed to working with other government and industry decision makers to evaluate standardization and deployment viability," said Ridenour. "Our primary motivation for investigation of DSRC is to improve vehicle and driver safety."
"Our company and industry have made great strides in designing safer and safer vehicles over the years," Ridenour said. "Making great engineering ideas practical and affordable to the mass market is in our Chrysler Group DNA. The automotive industry's safety shift toward accident avoidance and collision mitigation is the next frontier in safety for us to innovate."
Current research by the Chrysler Group on Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC) enables a new class of communications applications, which can support real-time vehicle-to-road, vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-stationary location, to support current and future transportation systems and needs through a WiFi wireless technology, which is readily available in computers today.
Vehicle-to-roadside communications could enable the vehicle to receive and communicate to the driver in real-time. For example, traffic information, weather patterns, construction work zone warnings and road condition advisories all could be communicated. Through vehicle-to-vehicle applications, cooperative driving assistance, forward collision, merging or lane change warnings, intersection collision avoidance and emergency vehicle notification would be known. Furthermore, vehicle-to-stationary point could provide instant repair or diagnostic service by a dealer, point of interest information, parking space advisories and drive-through payments or orders.
"By executing practical innovation through the research of DSRC, we can enhance a driver's awareness, knowledge and decision-making in real-time, creating great benefit to our customers, shareholders and society," Ridenour added.
In 2003, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) allocated a new spectrum - 75 MHz at 5.9 GHz - to be used extensively for vehicle-to-vehicle and infrastructure-to-vehicle communication in the U.S. and articulated support for public safety and private applications.
The Chrysler Group continues to research and evaluate the potential applications of DSRC. "We are committed to working with other government and industry decision makers to evaluate standardization and deployment viability," said Ridenour. "Our primary motivation for investigation of DSRC is to improve vehicle and driver safety."
Posted 05/04/04 |
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