Audi, Navistar show how connected-car tech makes bus stops safer

Audi and Navistar have demonstrated the life-saving potential of connected car technology for millions of American schoolchildren.

In a showcase at Herndon, Virginia, the pair – who announced a partnership last year – illustrated how C-V2X (Cellular Vehicle to Everything) tech can prevent accidents by allowing the automaker’s cars and Navistar IC school buses to send messages to each other.

And with an estimated 26 million children in the U.S. riding on school buses every day, the opportunity to improve road safety by reducing the number of accidents is evident.

Via C-V2X, an Audi driver can receive a direct alert in the cabin of their car that provides early notification of an imminent school bus stop.

This is possible even if the bus is not visible to the Audi driver, such as when it is over a hill, around a corner or obscured by other traffic on the road.

At the same time, the bus driver also receives an alert of the approaching Audi during a stop, as well as a warning if the car is traveling too quickly to be able to brake in time.

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