System and method for mobile data expansion

1. A system comprising:

a first roadway communication device configured to establish a first channel with a first electronic device in a first vehicle and to receive data from the first electronic device in the first vehicle;

a second roadway communication device communicatively coupled to the first roadway device and configured to establish a second channel with a second electronic device in a second vehicle and to communicate the data to the second electronic device in the second vehicle;

wherein each of the roadway communication devices comprises:

a wireless transceiver configured to transmit and receive the data;

a communication interface configured to establish communication links to and from at least one other roadway communication device;

processing circuitry configured to relay the data between one or more of: other roadway communication devices or electronic devices in respective vehicles; and

a housing configured to contain the processing circuitry, communication interface and the wireless transceiver, wherein the housing is configured to be mounted within a roadway surface.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the transceiver is configured to communicate with the second electronic device via a WIFI connection.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the housing is configured to be mounted on a roadway surface.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein a connection between communication interfaces of the roadway communication devices forms a daisy chain.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the daisy chain is a logical daisy chain.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first roadway communication device is included in a first set of roadway communication devices coupled to a first network node and the second roadway communication device is included in a second set of roadway communication devices coupled to a second network node.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the first network node and the second network node are coupled via at least one of: a network connect or a direct connection.

8. A method comprising

establishing, by a first roadway communication device, a first channel with a first electronic device in a first vehicle;

receiving, by the first roadway communication device, data from the first electronic device in the first vehicle;

relaying, by the first roadway communication device, the data to a second roadway communication device; and

establishing, by the second roadway communication device, a second channel with a second electronic device in a second vehicle;

communicating, by the second roadway communication device, the data to a second electronic device in a second vehicle, wherein each of the roadway communication devices comprises a housing configured to be mounted on or within a roadway surface.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein receiving comprises receiving the data from the second electronic device via a WIFI connection.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the housing is configured to be mounted on a roadway surface.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein a connection between roadway communication devices forms a daisy chain.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the daisy chain is a logical daisy chain.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first roadway communication device is included in a first set of roadway communication devices coupled to a first network node and the second roadway communication device is included in a second set of roadway communication devices coupled to a second network node.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first network node and the second network node are coupled via at least one of: a network connect or a direct connection.

15. A roadway device comprising:

a transceiver configured to establish a channel with a first electronic device in a first vehicle and to transmit and receive data from the first electronic device in the first vehicle;

a communication interface configured to communicatively couple to at least one other roadway communication device;

processing circuitry configured to relay the data between the electronic device and the at least one other roadway communication device; and

a housing configured to contain the processing circuitry, communication interface and the wireless transceiver.

16. The roadway device of claim 15 , wherein the transceiver is configured to communicate with the first electronic device via a WIFI connection.

17. The roadway device of claim 15 , wherein the housing is configured to be mounted on a roadway surface.

18. The roadway device of claim 15 , wherein a connection between the communication interface and a communication interface of the at least one other roadway communication device forms a daisy chain.

19. The roadway device of claim 18 , wherein the daisy chain is a logical daisy chain.

20. The roadway device of claim 15 , wherein the communication interface is configured to communicate with one or more other roadway communication devices in a first set of roadway communication devices coupled to a first network node and one or more other roadway communication devices in a second set of roadway communication devices coupled to a second network node, the first set of roadway communication devices including the roadway device.