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Will Smart Car WIFI Systems Make Drivers Safer in 2013?

Car technology continues to advance with each new car released to the market.  We currently have intelligent dashboards that tell drivers when to put air in their tires, when the oil needs to be changed, and how many miles remain before they will be stranded on the side of the road without gas.  Multiple GPS products exist that will give you turn-by-turn directions, by speaking your next moves.  Will a new car WIFI system in 2013 give cars the ability to speak to each other and prevent car accidents?
A 40 Million Dollar Federal Investment
More than 40 million dollars has been invested into technology that uses WIFI to detect the potential for a car accident.  Ford Motor Company conducted a demonstration of the crash warning system in a Washington DC Parking lot for federal officials, who agreed to provide another 36 million toward additional development of the technology.
Smart Car WIFI technology will alert the driver to potential crash hazards up to 900 feet away in all directions – in front, back, and to the sides of the car.  The technology uses WIFI signals that go out in all directions to get the car’s location, brake status and speed.
Concerns involving congested FCC-allocated channels for the WIFI Signals need to be worked out before the Smart Car system can get the official go ahead for car installation.  Then there is a potential concern of hackers interfering with the system and general privacy concerns.  There will need to be a universal standard across all car makers to make this type of technology work, and would cost manufacturers about $100 per vehicle to install.
It is believed that the Smart Car WIFI technology will be standard on all vehicles beginning in 2013.

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