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3. Cooperative systems communicate information straight to vehicles and drivers. The main

advantage of cooperative systems rests in their potential to improve the interface to the

driver and thus to almost guarantee that a warning is received. Cooperative systems include

vehicle-to-vehicle communication and also infrastructure-to-vehicle communication.

6.3.1 Infrastructure-Only Intersection Collision Warning

and Avoidance Systems

The Intelligent Vehicle Initiative of the U.S. Department of Transportation proposed initial

concepts for intersection collision avoidance systems, which include traffic signal violation warning,

stop sign violation warning, traffic signal left turn assistance, ...