Vision

Knowledge is Life

Remember?
You are on a highway, approaching towards the place of an accident that happened just a minute ago. You have no chance but to rush towards the end of the resulting traffic jam and depend on your reaction when the end of the congestion suddenly appears.
You have no chance because you cannot know!

Imagine!
You are on a highway, approaching towards the place of an accident that happened just a minute ago.
This time you know!

Your electronic assistant has already informed you about the impending situation and to slow down the car long before the danger comes into sight. The information has been transmitted to you by oncoming cars and the location of the traffic jam was forwarded from car to car through the traffic in front of you. Hence, an alternative route can be immediately calculated in order to safe you and others from delays and stress.

Your car being able to wirelessly communicate with its environment ensures safety and comfort for you and others while on the road.

Beyond the reduction of traffic risks, many other applications become possible: Imagine e.g. using a ‘drive through check in counter’ at the airport, forwarding travel info or music to your car from your living room PC or receiving a modified itinerary from your company at the petrol station to save time and energy.

Active safety functions need standardization. Imagine you are running into a traffic jam. You won't care about the brands of the cars in front of you. You just want to get the warning in time. Therefore, interoperable systems are needed or in other words one standardized system.

For this reason NOW actively supports and co-operates with the Car2Car Communication Consortium, which includes international European car manufacturers.