Applied Information and other companies demonstrated technology recently in the Atlanta area that sends a direct signal from a school bus with its stop sign extended to approaching vehicles.

Audi’s work with C-V2X technology includes developing tools that inform drivers about the likes of upcoming traffic jams or road work. Now, Audi wants to see a future where drivers are alerted to stopped school buses or emergency vehicles, both of which often come to a stop unexpectedly to pick up or drop off individuals.

On May 12, the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) will organise a workshop on “C-V2X: Ready to Deploy”, bringing together infrastructure owners and operators and the broader ecosystem stakeholders to disclose the benefits of C-V2X for traffic safety. The workshop will be followed in the afternoon by a series of live C-V2X technology demonstrations.

T-Mobile, Applied Information and Temple are introducing 5G-connected vehicle technology that enables traffic signals to communicate with any vehicle on the road via a revolutionary mobile app.

In an average school year, at least 100 children are killed, and another 25,000 are injured while navigating to and from school. An estimated 17 million school bus stop arm violations are reported in that same year.

Partnerships between Audi of America, Applied Information Inc., Blue Bird Corp., Fulton County Schools, the City of Alpharetta, Temple Inc., and Qualcomm Technologies began testing earlier this year on a system designed to make school zones and bus stops safer.