P2P GPS Traffic Reports

March 18, 2007
Using P2P technology along with GPS coordinates sent to fellow drivers to calculate the most optimal navigation route is something I wrote about and predicted would one day happen in my "I hate traffic - GPS to the rescue" blog post. Well, according to a BBC article, vehicles may soon be swapping information about road conditions to warn drivers about jams and dangers. A German research project on show at hi-tech trade fair Cebit envisions a peer-to-peer network for vehicles on a road passing data back and forth. Cars or bikes experiencing problems would pass data that would ripple down the chain of vehicles behind them. Information would be conveyed to drivers via a dashboard screen or through a mobile phone headset. The ad-hoc network could help drivers navigate around accidents, traffic jams, etc.

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  1. koanin :
    July 22, 2007 4:29 PM

    I think really it's great technology, and Using P2P technology it's the best solution!


  1. Aley Imran :
    March 30, 2008 7:06 PM

    I have tomtom navigator 5 ,how to update uk maps.
    i went york today,new rounds is here,map was not telling anything about new roundabout.
    Please reply.
    Aley imran


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