Traffic information, management & emergency response service (TIMERs)

Road accidents is one of the leading cause of unnatural deaths. Other than human casualties, billions of dollars are being wasted every day due to traffic mismanagement. Efficient road management is the leading goal for VANET. This paper proposes a system for providing information, management and emergency response services for vehicular systems and networks. The proposed idea relies on installation of a pre-programmed chip in each vehicle at the time of registration. Existing cellular data services or dedicated VANET network interfaces can be used for cost reduction and large scale availability. For precise location finding, GPS can also be used as an additional tool in case of major emergency event such as accidents etc. The service will be used for traffic management & planning, as well as normal communication services like voice, data and SMS service among the users sitting in vehicles. The proposed design incorporates EDGE/3G/4G for data communication and is designed to cater amalgamation of next generation data networks based on future technologies. Resources used in proposed system are not only cost effective but are generally available with wide scale deployment.