GM showcases connected vehicle technology in China

General Motors has demonstrated for the first time in China its latest version of connected vehicle (V2X) technology, including Intersection Collision Alert and Emergency Brake Alert, at the National Intelligent & Connected Vehicle Test Demo Base in Shanghai.

According to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), if V2V technology is widely deployed, it could potentially eliminate 81 percent of non-impaired light-vehicle crashes. GM plans to bring vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) technology to the US market in the 2017 Cadillac CTS using a Dedicated Short Range Communication spectrum.

“GM has been a leader in developing intelligent V2X technology for more than a decade,” said Dr. John Du, director of the GM China Science Lab. “We are pleased to bring our latest global achievements in V2X technology to China. The newly opened Demo Base provides an excellent location to carry on our research on intelligent and connected vehicles in China.”

The Demo Base will help facilitate R&D, standards study and policy formulation, as well as testing and certifying connected vehicle technology in China. It has full access to Wi-Fi, LTE-V and DSRC.

The facility supports 29 demonstration and testing programs, including Vehicle Collision Alert, Leading Vehicle Brake Alert and Pedestrian Crossing Alert. It will support more than 100 programs by the end of 2017.

Based on the achievements in the adoption of DSRC, GM looks forward to collaborating with other companies and organizations to develop and verify V2X standards that conform to China's needs. Its goal is to advance the level of connected vehicle technology in GM’s largest market.

V2X – which includes V2V, vehicle to infrastructure (V2I) and vehicle to pedestrian (V2P) technology – represents one of GM’s most promising solutions for addressing the safety, mobility and environmental challenges facing the global automotive industry.