COMMENT: US plans for DSRC and V2V mark pivotal moment for the auto industry

After much anticipation, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to establish a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) to mandate vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications for new lightweight vehicles. NHTSA's groundbreaking publication occurred after realising that