Enhancing road safety through integrated vehicle communication systems and autonomous features

Natarajan, Thangeswaran (2025) Enhancing road safety through integrated vehicle communication systems and autonomous features. Global Journal of Engineering and Technology Advances, 23 (3). 021-028. ISSN 2582-5003

Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) communication technologies represent transformative advancements in automotive safety, offering unprecedented capabilities to prevent accidents and enhance traffic efficiency. These systems enable real-time information exchange between vehicles and infrastructure, creating a connected ecosystem that extends driver awareness beyond line-of-sight limitations. V2V technology demonstrates remarkable effectiveness in preventing crashes through applications like Forward Collision Warning and Intersection Movement Assist, addressing scenarios responsible for a substantial percentage of light-vehicle crashes and associated economic costs. Complementary V2I systems further enhance safety through hazard detection and dynamic traffic management capabilities. When integrated with autonomous features like automatic lane-changing, these technologies create a synergistic safety ecosystem that fundamentally transforms collision avoidance capabilities on modern roadways. Field operational testing confirms that vehicles equipped with integrated systems maintain significantly higher safety margins in emergency scenarios, while simultaneously improving traffic flow in congested environments. The economic justification for widespread implementation is compelling, with benefit-to-cost ratios indicating substantial returns on investment through crash prevention and efficiency improvements. These technologies collectively represent a paradigm shift in transportation safety, moving from reactive collision mitigation to proactive hazard avoidance through expanded situational awareness and coordinated vehicle responses.