As autonomous vehicles are getting more every day, the topic about sensors are also becoming more important. This matters most when it comes to making the vehicles safe for pedestrians and other vehicles, particularly the emergency vehicles. This issue covers many things such as radar, cameras, ultrasonic, and LiDAR. Car outfitters may be very well equipped with the right expertise in integrating these vehicle features. But a more important question is how should those autonomous vehicles respond to approaching emergency cars. More importantly when a hearing system is not usually considered or prioritized on this vehicle.
One great solution to this concern would be the vehicle-to-vehicle or V2V and the vehicle-to-everything radio connections or V2X. This could be a long-term answer to the sensor problem of autonomous vehicles that car outfitters can help with significantly. The technology provides communication and live information between each vehicle through radio links that can go beyond the range of regular sensors. With this system, whoever gets the best view that an emergency vehicle is on its way, that someone can warn all other vehicles so that they can hold position in place.
In such a way, every car within the vicinity would be aware and can let the emergency vehicle goes through the traffic quick and easy. Not only that since the system can also pose the emergency warning on local structures as well as the pedestrians themselves. It works through the vehicle AI that gathers information about the speed, location, and direction of its neighboring car. The technology can also help improve the traffic flow and even enable the driver to save on some fuel by knowing what’s happening on the highway ahead. This is achieved with the communication channel and coordination among multiple vehicles that’s made possible with the sensor data.
With this great potential of the V2V and V2X system, most car outfitters would see more autonomous vehicles visiting their shops for the integration of this advanced technology.