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Intelligent vehicle is a wonder of computation, electricity. Smart highways include the road deck
multiple CPUs, hundreds of miles of cabling with designs such as Glow-in-the-dark Lining,
and automatic operation. Technologies such Dynamic Paint, Interactive Light and Electric
as automatic transmission, anti-skid braking, Priority Lane. The goal in the future would be
stability controls, adaptive cruise control, lane to make roads, which are more sustainable and
control, even automatic parking are the integral interactive by using light, energy and road signs
part of the intelligent vehicle. In addition, that automatically adapt to the traffic situation.
automatic payment for highway tolls, parking Smart grids can communicate with vehicles to
lots, and drive-through restaurants. Navigation bring electricity to those cars and bikes, which
systems, entertainment systems, HVAC systems have the biggest need. Intelligent cargo enables
sometimes different for each passenger are packages to interact with their surroundings
hallmarks of intelligent vehicles. These intelligent and make context aware decisions. In this way,
system applications impact every facet of driver the planning process of cargo freight happens
experience and improve both vehicle safety and autonomously. For all these forms of intelligence,
performance. Intelligent vehicle technologies processing huge amount of data is crucial.
although expensive, are being increasingly When the computational power of computer
deployed in Europe, USA and Japan. Other processors goes up, there will be endless new
applications of intelligent system design apply to opportunities for artificial intelligence.
adapting the vehicle to the driver’s preferences
and helping the driver stay aware. 5.7 INTELLIGENCE TRENDS IN INDIAN
ROAD TRANSPORT
In super-intelligent vehicles, there is no need In India, Intelligent vehicle technologies
of a driver. The intelligence makes it really have started emerging. Intelligent vehicle
autonomous. Not only it drives the vehicle technologies are used in some luxury vehicles
by itself, it also responds to signals from other in India, however, most of the public transport,
vehicles or the infrastructure. Driverless public cargo and low cost private vehicles do not
transport is already very much in mainstream. have these technologies. Technologies like
An intelligent infrastructure communicates automatic transmission, anti-skid braking, stability
to other aspects of the transport system. For controls, which have a bearing on safety are
instance, LED’s in the road surface providing being used in India. It is expected that these
warnings about incidents, self-healing concrete technologies will be incorporated gradually in
that enhances life span of roads and bridges all vehicles in India along with intelligent road
and bike lanes that converts sunlight into infrastructure.

REFERENCES

1. “National Electric Mobility Mission Plan-2020”, Department of
Heavy Industries, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises,
Government of India, 2012.

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