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FEATURE BOSCH MOTORCYCLE TECHNOLOGIES P120 STATION 1—V2V (VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION) T his station proved to be the most profound proto- type show-and-tell of the day. Bosch, along with a few of its partners including Au- totalks, Cohda Wireless and Ducati, have been developing a predictive warning system where all vehicles equipped with Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) technologies will send dynamic information into the cloud 10 times per second, and at a proprietary frequency of 5.9 GHz to identify each vehicle's kind (for example, van vs motorcycle), its speed, position, and heading. The aim is to alert drivers and riders of upcoming and unforeseen dangers like hidden obstacles, approaching vehicles in blind spots, or when it is determined you're on a potential collision course with another vehicle. The V2V will improve visibility by digital means. Vehicles too far away, those parallel INVASIONS OF PRIVACY? I asked Bosch's Head of V2X Com- munications, Christian Cosyns, what was Bosch's specific corporate standing on the question of whether these upcoming transmitting devices could be used to lessen a commu- nity's personal freedoms? "We have seriously discussed this question and concern many times," Cosyns says. "Therefore, to keep these V2X systems from getting misused, certain safeguards have been introduced and ensured in the technology's opening standards before moving forward with potential consumer prototypes. The data emit- ted from the vehicles is encrypted, therefore it's impossible to link to an individual license plate or even a person. "It is also in the interest of the governments that this technology in general contribute to safety. They'd like a reduction in accidents, too. If we don't have these safeguards to protect privacy, we won't get high deployment percentages by the pub- lic. People won't accept it. If people don't accept it or deploy it, society won't get the safety benefit. Gov- ernments will say they want to see people accept this technology." I asked next, what about over (Above) Imagine your bike constantly talking to the other machines on the road to keep you safe? It's happening right now. (Right) There are already plenty of drivers out there who could use this system right now. How will this detection system work when driverless cars become the norm? Bosch's Head of V2X Communications, Christian Cosyns, has ensured the data emitted from the V2X can't be hijacked by unwanted parties.