1. Vehicle to Vehicle Communication
Kendrick Vonderschmitt

2. Timeline of Vehicle Automation
Laser Radar Assist
V2I
V2V
V2X
Full Automation
(2020?)

3. What Automation Can Do Warning systems;
Augment the driver's ability to control the vehicle;
Intervene in some aspect vehicle control
Control all motions of the vehicle
A3A53: Task Force on Vehicle–Highway Automation

4. Will consumers purchase autonomous vehicles?
Its early, but…
90% of drivers would consider an autonomous car if it cut insurance rates
75% think they could drive a car better than a computer
75% would not trust a driverless car to take their children to school
Only 20% would use autonomous vehicles without conditions.
Carinsurance.com survey

5. What is V2V? Dynamic wireless exchange of data between nearby vehicles
Exchanging anonymous, vehicle-based data regarding…
position,
speed, and
location (at a minimum)
Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) at 5.9 GHz

6. Benefits of V2V Congestion Reduction Platooning Traffic Jam Assist
Safety – Collision Prevention

7. How Many Crashes? About 4,336,000 light-vehicle crashes annually
DOT HS

8. How Many Crashes? About 267,000 heavy-truck crashes annually
DOT HS

9. US D.O.T. Critical Scenarios
Emergency Brake Light Warning
Forward Collision Warning
Intersection Movement Assist
Blind Spot and Lane Change Warning
Do not pass Warning
Control Loss Warning
DOT HS

10. Emergency Brake Light Warning

11. Emergency Brake Light Warning
Volvo

12. Forward Collision Warning
DOT

13. Intersection Movement Assist
DOT

14. Blind Spot and Lane Change Warning
DOT

15. Do not pass Warning
DOT

16. Control Loss Warning More advanced than the “I’m Here” messages
Enables a vehicle to broadcast a self-generated, control loss event to surrounding vehicles.
The receiving vehicle determines the relevance of the event and provides a warning to the driver, if appropriate.
DOT

17. Questions?

18. Who’s developing V2V? Nearly every automaker — including Audi,
Volkswagen,
BMW,
Ford,
General Motors,
Honda and
Toyota
Wired