How connected vehicles work.

2011PDFBooklet/PamphletFHWA-JPO-11-124Intelligent transportation systemsDriver information systemsData processingData collectionAutomatic data collection systemsInformation systemsCollision avoidance systemsIntelligent vehiclesConnected vehiclesProbe dataUnited StatesUnited States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation SystemsUnited States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation SystemsUnited States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology AdministrationNTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMSIntelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office;Federal Highway AdministrationConnected vehicles have the potential to transform the way Americans travel through the creationof a safe, interoperable wireless communications network\u2014a system that includes cars, buses,trucks, trains, traffic signals, cell phones, and other devices. In the past, the U.S. Department ofTransportation (U.S. DOT) has focused on helping people survive crashes. Connected vehicletechnology will change that paradigm by giving people the tools to avoid crashes