using smartphones in VANETs

Hi All,

I'm a research student in Vanets field. I focus on the ability to use smartphones to support safety and entertainment apps in VANETs, as smartphones today have a lot of capabilities (Wifi, GPS, 3G, sensors, bluetooth..), so we can exploit these features by using a smartphone as an on-board unit inside a vehicle to communicate with other smartphones in other vehicles to support VANETs apps. If anyone works on a similar point, please I have some inquiries:

1. Do all smartphones have the same Wifi range capability, or it differs from a model or brand to another? and what is the max Wifi range that a smartphone can support?
2. Which smartphone operating system(android, Windows,..) that can better support VANETs?
3. If anyone knows other technical forums, links or documents that focus on this point, kindly tell me about them.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Mona Fathy

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