on its own, the plug would simply act as a repeater node in the mesh network, extending the range of data flow

smartphones could interface into this mesh network through the bluetooth connection, so connecting your car to this network would be as

simple as docking your phone in the car and connecting to its bluetooth connection.

because smartphones are beginning to contain gps chips and can run apps, the phone could run any sort of traffic flow monitoring program

it also creates a flexible platform that developers can build meshed applications for cars onto.

here's a link on mesh networks for the confused bit.ly/6ZEe7w

but this way, the network could be quickly deployed across a regions car fleet, and it requires no collaboration with car manufacturers

all the heavy computational lifting could be done by the phones, which are already being invested in by users

now because of the slower data speeds inherent in mesh networks, figuring out a data protocol which efficiently transmits data will be

important to say the least. My initial thoughts have suggested a decaying-packet model which prevents endless pingponging