An important use case for Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks (VANETs) is its application in the
warning systems of emergency vehicles (EV). VANET-based vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication
can be used to exchange important data and information between traffic lights and EVs, by means of
transceivers at both ends. This communication helps in reducing the risks of accidents and also saves valuable
time through an optimized orchestration of the traffic lights. This paper outlines the system design ...
An important use case for Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks (VANETs) is its application in the
warning systems of emergency vehicles (EV). VANET-based vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication
can be used to exchange important data and information between traffic lights and EVs, by means of
transceivers at both ends. This communication helps in reducing the risks of accidents and also saves valuable
time through an optimized orchestration of the traffic lights. This paper outlines the system design of an EV
warning system that makes use of V2I communication. The system has been extensively studied in state-ofthe-art simulators, such as SUMO and OMNeT++, in a huge variety of scenarios, where metrics for both
time and safety have been collected. The results show that SafeSmart is highly effective in reducing trip
times as well as increasing the overall safety of EVs in emergency scenarios
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