Connected vehicle technology is being expanded into rural roadways in Georgia, as the state expands its ability to collect and process transportation data to improve safety and the overall efficiencies of highways.

A partnership among the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), Kia, Panasonic and The Ray, a transportation technology testbed, will expand on a pilot project to deploy a connected vehicle environment along 18 miles of Interstate 85 to collect, process and share real-time roadway data from vehicles outfitted with Panasonic Cirrus technology…

The pilot project began in 2019 with four Georgia Department of Transportation vehicles, collecting data and traveling the roadway frequently. This phase of the project involves seven Kia vehicles connected to the project…

Some of the use cases currently being deployed in the Georgia connected vehicle project includes features like alerting drivers to rapid braking, which can signal an accident or other events that quickly slow traffic.