Cisco and Netherlands-based electronics maker NXP Semiconductor have made a strategic investment in Australia-based networking firm Cohda Wireless for an undisclosed amount, NIS Magazine reports.
Jarrod White writes Cohda is building a network intended for cars to communicate safety information and connect to roadside sensor nodes using a cloud-based intelligence platform.
Andreas Mai, Cisco product management director for smart connected vehicles, Mai told the magazine are aiming to create a system where drivers would flip a switch upon reaching a crowded highway and the car would drive itself until the exit.
Cisco will license Cohda’s software and NXP will license Cohda’s firmware and IEEE 802.11p radio designs, the report said.
Mai also told the magazine she expects current adaptive cruise control systems to develop partial autonomy within two years.
