V2V communications can help drivers avoid crashes on busy streets Anonymous data from vehicles with V2V capabilities can enable a wide range of new technologies that can improve safety, mobility, and our environment? V2V communications allow vehicles to be continuously aware of each other. When one car brakes suddenly, cars several yards behind the vehicle could get a safety warning before they get too close V2V communications can be used when walking, riding bikes or motorcycles, or driving older vehicles with add-on or mobile devices such as smart cell phones
NHTSA is committed to improving safety and mobility on our nation’s roadways. As we look ahead to the next stage of roadway safety in America, vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication technology shows great promise in transforming the way Americans travel. Using V2V technology, vehicles ranging from cars to trucks and buses to trains could one day be able to communicate important safety and mobility information to one another that can help save lives, prevent injuries, ease traffic congestion, and improve the environment.

NEWS RELEASES

August 18, 2014: NHTSA issues advance notice of proposed rulemaking on vehicle-to-vehicle communications technology

February 3, 2014: DOT, NHTSA to Move Forward with Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications Technology for Light Vehicles

August 21, 2012: DOT Launches Largest-Ever Road Test of Connected Vehicle Crash Avoidance Technology

May 22, 2012: New DOT Research Shows Drivers Support Connected Vehicle Technology, Appreciate Potential Safety Benefits

October, 11, 2011: U.S. Department of Transportation Hosts Research Clinic to Test 'Connected Vehicle Technology'

LATEST INFORMATION

V2V Communications Fact Sheet

September 2015: DOT releases dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) spectrum sharing test plan

Oct. 15, 2014: V2V SCMS Request for Information

Aug. 18, 2014: Advance Notice of Proposed RuleMaking

Aug. 18, 2014: Research Report: Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications: Readiness of V2V Technology for Application | Images from report available for use.

SAFETY PILOT

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Safety Pilot Model Deployment Technical Fact Sheet (pdf)

Safety Pilot Model Deployment Map (pdf)

Safety Pilot Driver Acceptance Clinics Results (pdf)