IIT-H demonstrates how V2X technology can help reduce road mishaps
Some of the scenarios showcased was the ‘Ambulance Alerting System’, wherein car drivers are alerted about an approaching emergency vehicle and its path through V2X communication
In first such research demonstration in India, futuristic V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) communication technology was jointly showcased by Suzuki Motor Corporation of Japan, Maruti Suzuki India Limited, and IIT Hyderabad (IIT-H).
V2X communications technology, when used in conjunction with appropriate infrastructure, traffic rules and driver education, can help reduce traffic accidents and road congestion, IIT-H said.
The first-of-its-kind five prototype vehicles showcasing these experimental applications in the Indian context were displayed at the IIT Hyderabad campus on Wednesday (May 11).
Some of the scenarios showcased were ‘Ambulance Alerting System’ when car drivers are alerted about an approaching emergency vehicle and its path through V2X communication. It helps the driver to safely plan maneuvers and make way for an emergency vehicle. The alert system will also share minute details like the distance between the vehicles on a real-time basis, a press release from IITH said.
In the ‘Wrong-way Driver Alerting system’, the car drivers get a pre-alert about the existence of a wrong-way driver approaching using V2X communication.
The ‘Pedestrian Alerting System’ alert assists the car drivers about a pedestrian nearby, using V2X communication, who could be coming in the way of the car. This will help the drivers to take precautionary measures to avoid a potential collision.
In the ‘Motorcycle Alerting System’, the car drivers learn through V2X communication about a fast-moving two-wheeler approaching from a blind spot and likely to collide. Real-time information is shared with the driver about the distance and direction of the approach.
There are also ‘Road Condition Alerting System’ (where the driver receives an alert of bad road conditions and cautions the driver to tread carefully ahead in the journey) and ‘Car as a computer’ which enables all interested car users to share the idle computing capacity of the microprocessor in the car when it is not being used for driving.
These prototype vehicles, and use case scenarios were demonstrated to Munisekhar Avileli, Advisor, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Kishore Babu YGSC, Deputy Director General (Standardization-R&D-Innovation), Department of Telecommunications (DoT), V J Christopher, Director (Wireless Monitoring Organization), DoT, and Jayesh Ranjan (IAS), Principal Secretary, Industries & Commerce and IT, Government of Telangana.
IIT-H Director Prof B S Murty and Prof Kiran Kuchi, Dean (R&D) were also present. At the technology demonstration, Kazunobu Hori, Managing Officer, Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan and Senior Executive Director, Maruti Suzuki was joined by Tarun Aggarwal, Executive Director, Maruti Suzuki, and Rahul Bharti, Executive Director, Maruti Suzuki.