By Stephen LawsonAugust 18, 2014 06:34 PM ET The federal highway-safety agency wants wireless systems to warn drivers before they crash, IDG News Service - The U.S. government wants to force cars to talk to each other over wireless networks, saying that could save more than 1,000 lives every year.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is seeking input about a possible federal standard for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) technology, which would let cars automatically exchange information, such as whether they're close to each other. The agency will accept comments from the public and industry for 60 days from when the advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) is published in the Federal Register.

V2V would let cars do some of the work of driving or even accomplish things humans can't, such as virtually "seeing" into blind intersections before entering them. It may be one step on the path to self-driving cars.

 

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