Audi will provide the world's first function to communicate with "traffic infrastructure" on the meter of the car

Traffic light information system "that communicates with the system controlling the road signal standing on the street corner and can display on the meter in the car at what timing the signal visible in front of you will turn blue Audi will be available in the US for the first time in the world. It is a system that displays the timing when the signal changes from this autumn, but in fact this is the first step of a big plan leading to future automated driving cars, where traffic infrastructure and cars will communicate It is.

Audi announces the first vehicle to infrastructure (V2I) service - the new Traffic light information system | Audi USA
https://www.audiusa.com/newsroom/news/press-releases/2016/08/audi-announces-first-vehicle-to-infrastructure-service

The service that Audi starts offering is to read the situation of the signal installed on the road on driving and display it in the meter panel in front of the driver. This is something that has not existed in the past, and the driver is released from unnecessary acceleration / deceleration by knowing the condition of the signal beforehand, and it will be possible to perform smooth driving and fuel-friendly driving.

You can understand what kind of service is actually provided by looking at the following movie.

Audi Traffic light information system - YouTube


Audi has been offering "Audi connect", a mobile connectivity technology that connects drivers and the world, from 2010.


This service can also check the destination weather forecast and the destination via the data module installed in the car, check the map · view online news · search the gas station · can also search the destination online. And this time new offering will be started ...


"Traffic light information system" informing the driver of the state of the signal in front of you.


In many cases, the operation of the road signal installed in the city is controlled by the Central Traffic Control Center etc.


Audi will start receiving services from such service providers from autumn 2016 and manage them in Audi's server in several model cities.


When the car with this function enters the corresponding zone, the in-vehicle communication device connects to Audi's server ... ....


You will get the operating condition of the signal and let you know how much longer the signal in front of you will change from red to blue.


It is a simple service to let you know the state of the signal this time, but this is the first step to realizing "smart city" where the entire city connects with the net.


In the future, in addition to providing signal information, various information from cars running around the town can be gathered at the Central Traffic Control Center ......


It is attempted to realize a smooth road condition by grasping the traffic situation in real time and optimizing signal operation according to the situation.


Furthermore, this V2I technology is also going to be the first step of V2V communication (Vehicle to Vehicle communication: car-to-car communication) where cars communicate with each other.


In order to realize a society in which all cars on the road and infrastructure are connected, Audi is the first company in the world to offer "Traffic light information system".


This service is provided by Audi "Audi connectIt will be provided as part of the advanced grade "Audi Connect PRIME".

The concept of the future transportation system that can be realized by V2I communication and V2V communication can be understood by looking at the following site.

The 13th "Dream" Autopilot System "(Automatic Driving of a Car) to the Realization (Part 2) - Aiming at Automatic Driving by Advancing the Driving Support System and Utilizing Wireless Communication -" Frontiers of Technology and Services - Nikkei Smart City Consortium
http://bizgate.nikkei.co.jp/smartcity/technology/001541.html