Vehicle to Vehicle Communication Technology Also Available for Heavy Machinery

Is it possible or can it even be considered that heavy machinery which is being used in numerous industries will not benefit from V2V technology for heavy machinery? The developers of the vehicle to vehicle communication technology haven't specified it can only be used for cars and infrastructure in order to avoid collisions and accidents. Their primary objective was to make driving safer for all regardless of the industry the vehicle was being used in. Under the circumstances, one must question why industries are exempted or until this moment not being spoken about when the subject of a vehicle to vehicle communication is discussed.

Many industries such as agriculture, mining, manufacturing, construction and many more are using heavy-duty vehicles which are often operating in challenging conditions. In agricultural fields, two or more vehicles may need to pass by each other or drive in close proximity in certain situations almost coming into contact with the other vehicle. Similar conditions exist in mining when heavy vehicles need to move in challenging lighting conditions. The situation would be no different at construction sites where the movement of people and vehicles in challenging conditions is often a common sight. These industries would be strongly suggested to begin implementing the vehicle to vehicle and vehicle to infrastructure technology immediately after it being available as they are more susceptible to accidents than the others.

Mining companies have already begun deploying awareness systems to avoid collisions based on the vehicle to everything technology in mining sites throughout the globe. The technology allows machines and vehicles to communicate with other machines and infrastructure on the site. Trials are ongoing on agricultural sites to improve safety and productivity with the help of vehicle to everything communication. Most industries that are risking the lives of people because of the heavy equipment or vehicles being used when working should consider adopting the V2V technology for heavy machinery because it can be a stepping stone to moving ahead into more advanced technology which will arrive soon.

Until the introduction of vehicle to vehicle communication technology industries of the type mentioned above had no options but to work blindly because most developers concentrating were concentrating on the general public without paying any attention to the hazards faced by these industries. However, it now looks that these industries are also receiving the attention they need as developers have begun making attempts to work with the agricultural fields by providing them the technology needed to avoid collisions and accidents.

Vehicle to vehicle technology was initially introduced to identify motorcyclists who could arrive at high speeds to collide with other vehicles. It was believed and rightly so that motorcycle to vehicle collisions could be reduced or avoided with the help of this technology. The developers were certainly successful with their belief because motorcyclists that decided to utilize this technology became involved in fewer accidents and in many cases altogether avoided them.

It was only after the initial studies that developers began concentrating on vehicles such as cars and even trucks and introduced the vehicle to vehicle communication technology to them which offered a whole range of features. Developers had also included a vehicle to everything technology enabling vehicles even to communicate with infrastructure around them. Users of this technology have benefited not just by driving safely but also by reducing congestion on the roads because they could receive advance information of any hazards which they could encounter. With the technology now being introduced into industries like mining, agriculture, construction and manufacturing one can confidently mention we are soon going to witness a change which we had never expected.