Watch out Drivers, Car Makers eyeing WiFi

Are you wondering what WiFi is? When you hear "ZigBee" do you think it's a new skin disease? You can use the search bar on my blog to look at the entries I have posted about WiFi and Zigbee over time. I also write about RFID (radio frequency identification devices) that are showing up in our clothing and identification cards and such, so you can search for RFID too. I guess it is time to go back myself and write a short tech paper on the subject and how its been developing. Why should you care? Your RFID passport or credit card will be broadcasting your personal information for short distances wherever they are. Wal-Mart is mandating RFID tags from all of its suppliers, so they are going to be everywhere. A wireless world means invisible to the eye connections, but it means we are in a net or surveillance, too. Zigbee is one of the wireless systems, as is Bluetooth, WiMax, etc. Some WiFi (wireless fidelity) devices in cars might be a good thing, but there are lots of drivers who lack the ability to multi-task. If cellphones caused accidents, what havoc might a WiFi connected car lead to?

Wireless technologies gaining momentum include Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, WiMax, UWB, ZigBee, DSRC, radio frequency and near field communications. Frost & Sullivan noted that potential applications are vehicle safety (such as collision avoidance), entertainment (music streaming and downloading), voice applications, tracking functions, remote monitoring and diagnostics, and inter-vehicle communication.

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