This document discusses Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks (VANETs). It defines VANETs as a technology that uses vehicles as nodes in a mobile network to communicate among nearby vehicles and with roadside equipment. The document outlines the motivation for VANETs as improving safety by preventing road accidents and optimizing traffic flow. It also describes the differences between VANETs and mobile ad-hoc networks, provides a schematic of a VANET, and discusses VANET architecture, applications such as collision warnings, and current research being done in both the US and Europe.