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ARTICLE · 24 MARCH 2017

V2V Communications: Motor Vehicle Safety Guidelines

NHTSA believes vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications will serve as a complementary necessity to fully realizing the safety benefits of automated vehicle technologies.

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NHTSA believes vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications will serve as a complementary necessity to fully realizing the safety benefits of automated vehicle technologies. As such, establishing safety guidelines around this technology has surfaced as a priority issue.

V2V communications technology allows cars to send and receive "Basic Safety Messages" through short-range radio communication devices. These types of messages include information about a nearby vehicle's speed, direction of travel and brake status, in addition to potential environmental data such as road conditions. The V2V capabilities also allow vehicles to see around corners and through other vehicles in order to transmit information to and receive information from surrounding cars.

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