NHTSA notice of proposed rulemaking proposes V2V for all light vehicles

The US Department of Transportation’s (US DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has published its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for public comment by 12 April 2017. This document proposes to establish a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) to require all new light vehicles to be capable of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications, such that they will send and receive basic safety messages to and from other vehicles. The proposal contains V2V communication perfo
February 1, 2017 Read time: 2 mins
The 324 US Department of Transportation’s (US DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has published its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for public comment by 12 April 2017.

This document proposes to establish a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) to require all new light vehicles to be capable of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications, such that they will send and receive basic safety messages to and from other vehicles.

The proposal contains V2V communication performance requirements predicated on the use of on-board dedicated short range radio communication (DSRC) devices to transmit basic safety messages about a vehicle’s speed, heading, brake status and other vehicle information to surrounding vehicles and receive the same information from them.

The agency believes that V2V has the potential to revolutionise motor vehicle safety.  It aims to create an information environment in which vehicle and device manufacturers can create and implement applications to improve safety, mobility and the environment.
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