and other vehicles but also traffic lights, road signs and pedestrians absolutely reliably before appropriate steps can be taken to avoid an accident.In the future, individual vehicles will communicate with one another as well. When they are able to exchange information directly, another step toward accident-free driving will have been taken.Regardless of how vehicles will behave in certain situations and interact with the surrounding traffic, telematics services will play a key role. Up until now, people have been able to plan a route with the help of a dynamic navigation system that includes current traffic conditions. In the future, vehicles will be an integral part of the Internet and the communications processes associated with it.DaimlerChrysler is currently developing electronic architectures to make mobile communication possible. The diagnosis of individual elements in the vehicle, infotainment, the ability to load new programs for control equipment, logistics data for commercial vehicles-all of this is being implemented. Since passengers want to use their cell phones, personal digital assistants or games consoles, the job is to devise an electronics architecture that can meet special demands. In particular, it must be designed in such a way that the short life cycles of electronic devices are compatible with the longer life spans of automobiles. In addition, the technology in the vehicle must be protected from misuse, so that it is not possible to externally access vehicle data or change programs for control equipment.All of these technologies and assistance systems will be available in vehicles from all DaimlerChrysler brands in the coming years. They will then support drivers and provide them with new freedom and safety. More Top Stories /news/news_e.htm/news/news_e.htmNews Page..archive/a_2000_e.htm..archive/a_2000_e.htmAll Top Stories 2000More Research & Technology /research/research_e.htm/research/research_e.htmDaimlerChry...
