DETROIT – Most Intelligent Transportation Systems are still in development

or pilot stages, with many of the anticipated benefits hinging on the ability

of cars and trucks to communicate with each other and infrastructure. One

specific challenge, Vehicle-to-Vehicle communication, is similar to that of a

cliche couple in a bad sitcom; they have no ability to talk to each other in a

productive manner.

One type of vehicle, however, is already on the front edge of this market:

the transit bus. Different components of ITS are already being implemented by

many transit systems and buses, serving as a leading case study for how it can

significantly impact operations. As a result, this real-world application is

paving the way for other commercial vehicles to adopt aspects of ITS.

Eventually, all roads will likely lead to the adoption of V2V communications by

consumer vehicles.

To read the rest of this column from Dave Hurst, click on http://www.nextenergy.org/dave-hurst-director-of-market-analysis-nextenergy-transit-and-its-will-buses-pave-the-way-for-consumer-vehicles-to-talk-to-each-other/?utm_source=June+2015+Newsletter&utm_campaign=UA-29534997-1&utm_medium=email