Citing Lives Saved, Regulators Prepare to Mandate Talking Car Technology August 18, 2014 By Jeff Plungis The U.S. Transportation Department moved forward on writing rules that may mandate automakers’ use of talking-car technology, saying more than...
Urbanization, Mobility, Gridlock and Predictions of ‘Peak Car’ February 24, 2014 By Jeff Green and Keith Naughton The world that Henry Ford put on wheels is poised for a stall. In the globe’s growing megacities, pollution and...
U.S. to Require Cars to Have ‘Talking’ Technology to Prevent Accidents February 3, 2014 By Jeff Plungis U.S. regulators will propose rules before President Barack Obama leaves office requiring vehicle- to-vehicle communications systems in new cars, which...
U.S. to Propose Standards for Talking Cars February 3, 2014 By Jeff Plungis U.S. regulators will take a step toward making talking cars a reality today, as Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is expected...
Safety Board Recommends ‘Talking Vehicles’ Technology in New Models July 25, 2013 By Joan Lowy The government should set performance standards for new safety technology that allows cars and trucks to talk to each other...
Road Tests of ‘Talking’ Cars Underway August 21, 2012 Nearly 3,000 cars, trucks and buses that can “talk” began traveling the streets of Ann Arbor, Michigan today as part...
Talking Cars, or V2V, May Help Humans Avoid Crashes June 11, 2012 By Joan Lowy As a safety demonstration, it was a heart-stopper: A Ford Taurus was seconds away from cruising through an intersection when...
What Did One Car Say to the Other Car? January 27, 2011 “Hey, Honda Civic, my friend, stay in your lane. This is a friendly message from the Ford Focus to your...