ANTAUS Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 Autoblog.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rperez817 Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 Thanks ANTAUS. Here is the Ford press release on this research. Ford Explores Smartphone-Based Tech That Could Help Alert Drivers of Hard-to-See Pedestrians, Bicyclists and More | Ford Media Center Highlights. Ford is researching with Commsignia, PSS, Ohio State University, T-Mobile and Tome Software an affordable and scalable smartphone-based communication technology that one day could potentially help warn drivers of pedestrians, bicyclists and more – even those hidden from direct view The concept smartphone app for pedestrians and others can communicate potential risks to connected Ford vehicles with SYNC® providing in-vehicle screen alerts, complementing other technologies such as Ford Co-Pilot360* advanced driver assistance systems Ford and T-Mobile also will demonstrate the same connected Ford application utilizing T-Mobile’s 5G Advanced Network Solution combined with hyperscale computing in Los Angeles for even more reliable communications The technologies are being demonstrated at the Intelligent Transportation Society of America’s (ITSA) World Congress in Los Angeles this week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 Sounds like this could have security implications even though it’s just looking at your device as a beacon and not connecting to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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