GM Connected Vehicle development jumps into critical
phase

post from Ubergizmo on 21 August 2012 02:02:49 PM. © Ubergizmo

General Motors (GM) has long been on the international motor scene, and they do look primed to be around for a long time more as well, with their latest development being research and development of a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communications technology. Entering the critical test phase of this development at the moment, GM will provide eight specially equipped vehicles for a year to get up and about in real-world testing. The V2V-equipped Buick and Cadillac cars will eventually be the blueprint for a future, and far larger, fleet of passenger cars, commercial trucks and transit vehicles which will participate in the U.S. Department of Transportation?s Connected Vehicle Safety Pilot Model Deployment Program. (more…)