Elsevier Announces the Launch of a New Journal: Vehicular Communications

Elsevier Announces the Launch of a NewElsevier Announces the Launch of a New Journal: Vehicular Communications PR Newswire NEW YORK, April 1, 2014 First issue now available for free online on ScienceDirect Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the launch a new journal, Vehicular Communications. The journal will be published quarterly, and focusses on the growing area of communications between vehicles and roadside communication infrastructure. The first issue is now available for free on ScienceDirect. Advances in wireless communications and its ubiquitous nature now allow for access to communication infrastructure on highways by passengers in vehicles. Effort is underway to extend this wireless technology to allow communication between vehicles and also to roadside communication infrastructure. There is a huge wealth of information collected by sensors in vehicles and smart phones carried by passengers. Communication with and between vehicles will allow the collection of this information which can be used to increase the safety of vehicles, provide guidance and assistance to drivers, and used for entertainment.