Now, pedestrians can save their life through mobile phones. Japan based company Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd. has developed the wireless system specifically designed to improve pedestrian safety. The company has developed the first Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC) wireless module, which can be embedded in mobile phones to use for DSRC inter-vehicle communication systems. The company has launched the first mobile phone, “Safety Mobile Phone”, which will improve the safety of pedestrians. The Safety Mobile Phone notifies vehicles in the surrounding area of users location and the information of vehicles, which are equipped with the DSRC inter-vehicle communication system. The prototype system is able to interconnect the DSRC inter-vehicle communication function and the GPS location positioning function, through the ultra small DSRC wireless module with the mobile phone’s GSM function. Pedestrians can develop a DSRC wireless area with vehicles equipped with inter-vehicle communication equipment. The Safety Mobile Phone sends the information about location at regular interval of time. When two location becomes closed, the location information will constantly be exchanged. Additionally, it also warns users before due to high possibility of traffic accident based on the location information. Masao Miyashita, President of Systems Solutions Company at Oki Electric Industry, We focused our attention on leveraging mobile phones, since they are used by over 80% of the population in Japan. Our goal is to improve the safety of vulnerable road users including pedestrians and those on bicycles. “We plan to develop products in line with the New IT Reform Strategy and to work closely with car manufacturers to develop applications to improve safe driving and improve safety for pedestrians. Image Credit: Scottish & Cyberium Via: IT News Online