This snazzy little number is the all-new Leon from Spanish automaker SEAT. It’ll be hitting the streets in Europe later this year and breaking new ground in the process.
The Leon will be the first production vehicle to be equipped with Car2X technology, which will allow it to communicate with Car2X-enabled infrastructure — like traffic lights, for example. The system can tell drivers what color a light will be when they arrive and display a countdown for changes. There may also come a day when the system makes it impossible for drivers to run a red light.
That’s a long way off, but right now Car2X can help you reduce the amount of starting and stopping you do. That’s good for both your car and the environment — and it can also improve traffic flow.
Vehicles that utilize Car2X can also receive information about traffic conditions and communicate with each other. In metropolitan areas there won’t be any shortage of vehicle-to-vehicle chatter, thanks to a range of nearly one mile (a radius of 2625 feet).
Apart from making it easier to avoid slowdowns and time arrivals at traffic lights, Car2X may also reduce accidents. For example, if one SEAT Leon was to slide while going around a corner it could send out an alert to another nearby vehicles about the hazard.
WhileCar2X isn’t widely deployed yet, SEAT’s home country is an early adopter. Barcelona, where the new Leon was developed, has had the system up and running for quite a while now. Other manufacturers, including Ford and Jaguar, have brought prototypes to the city to test their own Car2X implementations.
SEAT’s parent company, the Volkswagen Group, is working to integrate the technology on other models, too. The Golf Mk8 will be the first Volkswagen to feature the technology. It’s due to arrive on the scene sometime in March.
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