From: FCW
By Mark Rockwell
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has moved further down the road toward a networked vehicle crash-avoidance system, but skeptics continue to voice concerns about the implications for physical safety and cybersecurity.
NHTSA issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking on Aug. 18 to solicit public comments on the technical specifics of its plans for a system that would use onboard wireless devices to transmit and share critical safety information among vehicles on the road. In a report issued with the notice, the agency said the system could save more than 1,000 lives per year and prevent almost 600,000 crashes.
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