Guest Editorial Special Issue on Sensor Technologies for Connected Cars: Devices, Systems and Modeling

Vehicular accidents are a major global problem, leading to human injury, damages to property, financial losses and other negative impacts on the general public. In most cases, vehicular accidents are caused by avoidable human error and improper driving practices. With recent advances in sensing technologies, self-driving, connected cars and autonomous vehicles are becoming more and more practicable. The sensor data contribution to the peer to peer vehicle sharing system reduces occurrences of road accidents by the use of vehicle to vehicle (V2V) interaction, along with use of sensors for maintaining safe driving distances and pre-empting accidents. Sensor technology in connected cars also improves the overall driving experience by using vehicle to infrastructure (V2I) interaction. This enables the reception of warnings from a network of roadside units, functioning as stationary waypoints and the relaying of warnings messages and information regarding availability of crucial services. Such information is particularly beneficial to users in remote areas where it cannot be obtained reliably through conventional communication channels.