Australian Innovation To Boost Cadillac’s Tech Profile
Codha Wireless, an Australian firm specialising in connected vehicle technologies, is set to supply Cadillac with its ‘Vehicle to Everything’ (or V2X) communications technology allowing the 2017 Cadillac CTS to communicate with the vehicles an
Codha Wireless, an Australian firm specialising in connected vehicle technologies, is set to supply Cadillac with its ‘Vehicle to Everything’ (or V2X) communications technology allowing the 2017 Cadillac CTS to communicate with the vehicles and infrastructure around it.
The world-first deal with General Motors' luxury arm will see the South Australian firm supplying Cadillac with the components that will become key safety features going forward, with systems that allow vehicles to observe and report their surrounding conditions, alerting drivers to potential hazards such as crashes, breakdowns or traffic jams before they reach the site of a problem.
Codha’s Dedicated Short Range Communications equipment will be used to augment existing systems by informing drivers of problems beyond their field of vision.
Cohda Wireless chief executive Paul Gray says the systems set to be installed in the 2017 Cadillac CTS represent a cutting-edge development.
"This is now the benchmark that other production cars will be judged against when it comes to technology and safety," he says.
"Our DSRC technology allows the driver to know what's going on with other vehicles that may be speeding, braking hard, broken down or navigating slippery road conditions.
"By providing advance notice of the hazard, the driver has time to avoid it by changing lanes or slowing down."
Cadillac's Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communications technology is capable of providing information about a vehicle’s speed, location, and surrounding traffic conditions over distances of around 300 metres.
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