The connected car is the source of actionable crash notifications. Fortunately, connected cars, once obscure, are a rapidly growing segment of the fleet. In 2019, a projected 64 million connected cars will join the fleet.
The influence of these additional connected cars is more than proportional to their numbers. It’s simple math. An unfortunate fact is that many crashes involve multiple vehicles. Fortunately, only one of the involved vehicles needs to be a connected car for the crash to be reported by telematic means.
It’s important to repeat that this project is about speedy and robust response to a crash, not crash prevention. Crash prevention is everyone’s ultimate goal, but it will take time to achieve. Crash prevention will require ultra-low latency technology, such as a broad base of installed vehicle to vehicle DSRC and 5G connectivity. This project’s objective, speedy and robust crash response, can tolerate a moderate to low latency connection between car and service hub. 4G and LTE connections, available now, and in routine use, are more than adequate for this project.
The Incident to Response Design Project 