Wireless adhoc networks for inter-vehicle communication

Abstract

Future enhancements in automobile technology will cope – besides traditional aspects, like security and driving conditions or comfort aspects of passengers – especially with the ability of vehicles to communicate. The aspirated enhancements in the ability of communication of vehicles should not only focus on the use of existing wireless (cellular) networks, but should also concentrate on totally new concepts for inter-vehicle communication. The following paper will give an overview of ongoing research activities at the Institute of Communications Engineering in the industrial project FleetNet, dealing inside the emerging field of wireless ad hoc networks.