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NHTSA Vows Faster Action on V2V Rules
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it will unveil proposed rules for vehicle-to-vehicle communications by the end of this year in a bid to deploy the technology more quickly.
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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it will unveil proposed rules for vehicle-to-vehicle communications by the end of this year in a bid to deploy the technology more quickly.
V2V warns drivers about potential hazards caused by traffic around them. NHTSA says the technology could prevent roughly 600,000 crashes and save more than 1,000 lives per year.
The agency previously said it would have V2V rules drafted sometime in 2016. An actual mandate requiring such systems isn't likely to take effect for several years. But promulgating rules will help guide the auto industry's direction.
NHTSA also promises to confront a major issue facing V2V: pressure from burgeoning wi-fi services to share the 5.9 GHz band set aside decades ago for short-range car-to-car connectivity. The agency says it will arrange testing to determine whether the spectrum can be safely shared for both purposes.
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