November 19, 2020
The U.S. communications regulator on Wednesday approved a plan to allow a growing number of wireless devices to use part of a spectrum previously set aside for automakers to develop methods for vehicles to communicate with each other, a decision …
May 16, 2019
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai on Wednesday delayed plans to begin in June a comprehensive review of a valuable band of spectrum reserved for vehicles to communicate with one another. Pai on Tuesday had called for the FCC “to …
May 15, 2019
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission plans to vote in June on launching a new review of a key spectrum band reserved for automakers that could boost Wi-Fi use, a person briefed on the matter said on Tuesday. In 1999, the …
December 14, 2016
U.S. automobile regulators want passenger cars and light trucks to wirelessly stream data about their movements and monitor other vehicles so they don’t crash into each other. All new light-duty vehicles would be required within four years to be equipped …
August 18, 2014
The U.S. Transportation Department moved forward on writing rules that may mandate automakers’ use of talking-car technology, saying more than a thousand lives a year might be saved on the nation’s roadways. Two of the most promising crash-avoidance technologies warning …
February 3, 2014
U.S. regulators will propose rules before President Barack Obama leaves office requiring vehicle- to-vehicle communications systems in new cars, which advocates said may aid safety more than seat belts and air bags. “Vehicle-to-vehicle technology represents the next generation of auto …
February 3, 2014
U.S. regulators will take a step toward making talking cars a reality today, as Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is expected to propose standards for vehicle-to-vehicle communications that could prevent crashes. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration scheduled a news conference …
August 21, 2012
Nearly 3,000 cars, trucks and buses that can “talk” began traveling the streets of Ann Arbor, Michigan today as part of a year-long safety pilot project by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The vehicles are equipped with “connected” Wi-Fi technology …