Document Type

Editorial

Publication Date

2011

DOI

10.1155/2011/256542

Publication Title

International Journal of Vehicular Technology

Volume

2011

Pages

256542 (2 pp.)

Abstract

(First paragraph) Vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) have recently been proposed as one of the promising ad hoc networking techniques that can provide both drivers and passengers with a safe and enjoyable driving experience. VANETs can be used for many applications with vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communications. In the United States, motor vehicle traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for all motorists between two and thirty-four years of age. In 2009, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that 33,808 people were killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes. The US Department of Transportation (US-DOT) estimates that over half of all congestion events are caused by highway incidents rather than by rush-hour traffic in big cities. The US-DOT also notes that in a single year, congested highways due to traffic incidents cost over $75 billion in lost worker productivity and over 8.4 billion gallons of fuel. Some of the significant applications of VANETs are road safety applications including collision and other safety warning systems, driver convenience and information systems, and, in the future, intelligent traffic management systems.

Comments

This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Original Publication Citation

Rizvi, S. R., Olariu, S., Pinotti, C. M., Salleh, S., Rizvi, M. E., & Zaidi, Z. (2011). Vehicular ad hoc networks. International Journal of Vehicular Technology, 2011, 256542. doi:10.1155/2011/256542

ORCID

0000-0002-3776-216X (Olariu)

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