The potential of wireless technologies is significant in the area of the safety and efficiency of
road transport and communications systems. The challenges and requirements imposed by …

Vehicular wireless communications and vehicular ad hoc networks are nowadays widely
identified enablers for improving traffic safety and efficiency, and a large number of …

The transport sector is commonly subordinate to several issues, such as traffic congestion
and accidents. Despite this, in recent years, it is also evolving with regard to cooperation …

Inter-vehicle communications (IVC) consists in a real application of vehicular ad-hoc
networks (VANET) and is part of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). An overview of IVC …

This chapter describes the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) that combine high
technology and improvements in information systems, sensors, computing devices …

Vehicular communications networks (VCNs) are created by vehicles equipped with short
and medium range wireless communication technology. They include vehicular ad-hoc …

Vehicular networks aimed toward providing roadside services such as traffic alerts,
estimated time to reach a destination, alternative routes, and in general improve the …

Vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) can help to increase safety and comfort 'on the road'.
As an element for active, ie, preventive safety, these VANETs can efficiently warn and inform …

Cooperative vehicular systems are expected to improve traffic safety and efficiency through
the real-time exchange of information between vehicles and infrastructure nodes. To this …

The protection of vulnerable road users (VRUs) by means of V2X communication is
increasingly considered for the next generation of cooperative safety systems. Two …