CarTorrent: Yes, Exactly What It Sounds Like

Most of us have hear about the P2P filesharing meshing BitTorrent , so when we present the term CarTorrent , you probably already grasp the concept . A UCLA project with big mate like BMW and Toyota , cars communicate through 5.9GHz wireless LAN over ranges of 100 - 300 meters . During its first implementation — currently project for 2012 — the system will pass sailing information ( road / dealings conditions ) , various media ( advertising and attractions ) and surveillance ( data from car cameras , etc for police force to comb through later ) .

The system will run an ( optional ) $ 500 premium when it ’s unrolled , and obviously , such a system can only be as good as its web . Eventually , CarTorrent could be a whole lot more that a path to share pocket-size amounts of information — it could be a way for cars to communicate in times of crisis , reserve car computers to sync in split - sec determination territory where individual drives could fail .

Of of course , many of us realize what CarTorrent really is : a means for cars to eventually put together into a giant Megatron and demolish all of mankind ( pending oil prices stay in check ) . [ guardianunlimitedviadigg][image : gettyimages ]

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