Industrial Technology Research Institute(ITRI) announced today that they have deploied the first set of “Advanced Crossroads Anti-collision warning system” in Hsinchu cities and counties, which is a warning system integrated with millimeter-wave radar and traffic semaphore. It can provide warning message to driver before any dangerous objects approcing, and alert pedestrian to approaching car with electronic billboards. Meanwhile, informing drivers with in-vehicle messages via telematics system to reduce the accident rate.

Que Zhi-Ke, director of ITRI, said that the development of vehicle-to-vehicle collision avoidance system is a global trend, the United States and Europe are going to implement in 2017.

Officials at the Ministry of Economic Affairs Lin Hao-Ju expressed, Dedicated Short Range Communications based Telematics technology is an emerging technology in United States and Europe governments, Internet of Vehicles and intelligent transportation will be the future trend.

The system be deployed in the four key road intersection in Hsinchu, and plan to be extended to the entire Taiwan.