1. Vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) use vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication to share safety information, improving road safety.
2. VANETs allow vehicles to form a temporary network without any preexisting infrastructure, distributing real-time information to avoid accidents.
3. Current research focuses on applications for traffic scenarios, as well as addressing challenges relating to network topology, routing mechanisms, security, and minimizing power consumption.