During the last 15 years, the interest in vehicular communicationhas grown, especially in the automotive industry. Due to theenvisioned mass market, projects focusing on Car-to-X communicationexperience high public visibility. This book presents vehicularcommunication in a broader perspective that includes more than justits application to the automotive industry. It provides,researchers, engineers, decision makers and graduate students inwireless communications with an introduction to vehicularcommunication focussing on car-to-x and train-based systems.* Emphasizes important perspectives of vehicular communicationincluding market area, application areas, and standardizationissues as well as selected topics featuring aspects of developing,prototyping, and testing vehicular communication systems.* Supports the reader in understanding common characteristics anddifferences between the various application areas of vehicularcommunication.* Offers both an overview of the application area and an in-depthdiscussion of key technologies in these areas.* Written by a wide range of experts in the field.