  Visible Light Communication (VLC) is a current technology which allows data
to be transmitted by modulating information onto a light source. It has many
advantages over traditional radio frequency communication and up to 10,000
times larger bandwidth. Existing research in visible light communication
assumes a synchronised channel, however, this is not always easily achieved. In
this paper, a novel synchronised intra and inter-vehicle VLC system is proposed
to ensure reliable communication in both inter and intra-vehicle communication
for Infotainment Systems (IS). The protocol achieves synchronisation at the
symbol level using the transistor-transistor logic protocol and achieves frame
synchronisations with markers. Consequently, the deployment of the protocol in
both inter and intra-vehicle communication presents numerous advantages over
existing data transmission processes. A practical application, where VLC is
used for media streaming is also previewed. In addition, various regions of
possible data transmission are determined with the intention to infer forward
error correction schemes to ensure reliable communication.
