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Automated cars let you drink (coffee) and drive

Collaborative efforts between Carnegie Mellon?s Electrical and Computer Engineering department and General Motors have given new meaning to the words ?smart car.? Not only will future drivers be able to safely reach destinations, they can talk on the phone and check their investments online while their ride offers suggestions about where to stop for lunch. Lead by Rajkumar Ragunathan, the ECE?GM Collaborative Research Lab has developed a dynamic V2V (vehicle to vehicle) network that allows vehicles to deliver and receive information from each other including traffic, weather conditions, where the nearest gas station is or if there are accidents ahead.

Improved driver and passenger safety is a...

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