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Briefing
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- Proposed New Requirement – U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed new rules requiring car manufacturers to adopt vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) connectivity systems within five years
- Vehicle-to-Vehicle Systems – Use short distance radio to allow cars to communicate regarding speed, location, direction, acceleration and braking within radius of 300 meters
- Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Technology – Also plans to propose guidance for vehicle-to-infrastructure technology that lets cars receive warnings from objects such as stoplights or barriers on curves
- Road Safety – Both technologies could reduce 80% of crashes not involving driver impairment
- Consumer Vehicles – Applies only to consumer vehicles for now, but agency said technology has potential in medium- and heavy duty trucks and buses
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Accelerator
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Market Disruption
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Sector
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Transportation and Logistics
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Organization
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U.S. National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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December 13, 2016
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