US set to drop proposed vehicle-to-vehicle communications mandate

The Verge --------- The proposed mandate to add vehicle-to-vehicle communications to all new cars appears to have been killed by the Trump administration. The White House and US Department of Transportation are not going to push forward with a mandate that would have required new cars to be equipped with dedicated short-range radios that allow vehicles to send some data — such as crashes, road hazards and weather conditions — to other vehicles, The Associated Press reported Wednesday. No final decision has been made, but the AP’s sources say the mandate would go against the administration’s plan to reduce regulations. To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.