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Is it true that cars with Sat nav and or Bluetooth can pass on information.I have been informed that our cars will pass on information regarding traffic congestion to each other when passing etc.
If this is so then what else is it capable off. Informing the men in black about your particular taste in air freshener?
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If this is so then what else is it capable off. Informing the men in black about your particular taste in air freshener?
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By saying "in passing" do you mean when you are passing ahead of another car? I would think that senario would be useless since he would be in the same traffic you were in. But cars communicating back to the satelite about there speed would help everyone else before they got to a heavy traffic area.
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Originally Posted by sleeper' post='478538' date='Oct 6 2007, 09:29 AM
Is it true that cars with Sat nav and or Bluetooth can pass on information.
In the UK and Europe, traffic information is broadcast to cars using the Traffic Message Channel (TMC) via FM-RDS radio (in ths USA this is via satellite radio, I believe). The information itself is collected from a network of 50,000 fleet vehicles including Eddie Stobart trucks, AA vehicles and National Express coaches.
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I've heard of the concept that sleeper is talking about. I can't remember what company was developing it, etc. but it is something that might exist sometime in the future. (edit: I think the technology is called "TrafficView" -- take a look here:
http://www.cs.rutgers.edu/~iftode/tv04.pdf)
Clearly, the E60 doesn't do this at this time...
http://www.cs.rutgers.edu/~iftode/tv04.pdf)
Clearly, the E60 doesn't do this at this time...
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BMW is one of a few manufacturers participating in the Network on Wheels research program which is developing the technology to do essentially what sleeper originally posted. They are also particpating in the related Car 2 Car program, which looks like much the same thing.
As other posters say, the E60 can't do this right now, but BMW are involved in research programs to enable it.
http://www.network-on-wheels.de/vision.html
http://www.network-on-wheels.de/about.html
http://www.car-2-car.org/
As other posters say, the E60 can't do this right now, but BMW are involved in research programs to enable it.
http://www.network-on-wheels.de/vision.html
http://www.network-on-wheels.de/about.html
http://www.car-2-car.org/
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Originally Posted by pennetta' post='478582' date='Oct 6 2007, 11:29 AM
By saying "in passing" do you mean when you are passing ahead of another car? I would think that senario would be useless since he would be in the same traffic you were in. But cars communicating back to the satelite about there speed would help everyone else before they got to a heavy traffic area.
I asked the question as I am a bit scepticle myself at this point. My E60 is not packed with the technology that some of the newer ones have and a I was enquiring if any of the members with the new 07's or 08's have any thing similar.
If I cant ask the qustion here then where?
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Originally Posted by sleeper' post='478538' date='Oct 6 2007, 10:29 AM
I have been informed that our cars will pass on information regarding traffic congestion to each other when passing etc.
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Originally Posted by narvselius' post='479453' date='Oct 9 2007, 04:41 AM
As stated, BMW is participating in Network on Wheels which will give you other important info such as "Warning, Ambulance 50 meters right" when approaching an intersection. But it's still in testing phase and is not ripe for production yet. So, I believe the guy who told you that was mixing up what he'd read in a car magazine with current, sligtlhy low-tech reality.
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Originally Posted by sleeper' post='479448' date='Oct 9 2007, 01:11 AM
It is blindingly obvious that I am not refering to "passing ahead of another car".
If I cant ask the qustion here then where?
If I cant ask the qustion here then where?
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"I have been informed that our cars will pass on information regarding traffic congestion to each other when passing etc."
and the title of the thread is
"Is this true? E60's communicating on passing."
You can ask anywhere you like, but no need to get in a "strop" when people reply or ask questions, even if they do get the wrong end of the stick. We're all friends here
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