We have seen in the preceding chapters that a wealth of activity is occurring to research, develop, and bring to market systems based on IV technology. First generation systems are on the market worldwide, and second generation systems have been introduced in some regions as well. Driven by healthy government and commercial R&D investments, we are on the verge of a cooperative systems revolution, in which vehicles actively communicate with the world around them to enhance overall performance (trip time, traffic flow, safety, convenience), all to support the driver.

As was discussed in the previous chapter, IV systems will continue to proliferate, with early systems becoming available across a wider range of vehicles while more advanced features steadily roll out on the premium cars. Importantly, the concept of cars that don t crash has taken root within the major car companies as their vision of the future. Equally important, the vision zero concept is spreading to more and more governments across the world as the touchstone for their road safety programs.

Heavy trucks and transit buses will continue to adopt systems that make economic sense, and as volumes produced increase for all vehicle types, IV systems will become more economically attractive. Governments around the world have an opportunity to accelerate this process by instituting purchase incentives programs every car with a safety system benefits every other car sharing the road with them, such that the societal case for incentives is strong.

The convergence of wireless communications with vehicles has powerful momentum, as...