NEWS RELEASES
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'
RECENTLY IN THE NEWS
August 2012
- NBC News: The Today Show -- New cars use technology to avoid crashes
- CNBC -- Cars Talking to Cars
- CNBC -- New 'Talking' Car Tech Aims to Reduce Accidents
- CBS News-- Cars talking to each other? Connected vehicle safety pilot program kicks off in Ann Arbor, Mich.
- The Wall Street Journal -- Michigan Drivers to Test Crash-Avoidance System
- The New York Times -- Smart Cars Get a Connection Test in Michigan
- Los Angeles Times -- Cars that 'talk' to each other getting safety test in Michigan
- The Washington Post -- Feds, Univ. of Michigan hope to make roads safer with cars that can talk to each other
- Detroit Free Press -- Ann Arbor to be site for testing ability of vehicles to talk to each other, prevent accidents
- The Detroit News -- Smart cars to be put to test in Ann Arbor
- Reuters -- U.S. testing "talking" cars to avoid crashes, congestion
- Bloomberg -- Talking-Cars in Yearlong Vehicle-Safety Study in Michigan
- WTOP Radio -- Volunteer drivers to test next-gen smart cars
- Scientific American -- Look Out!: Ann Arbor Cars to Communicate with One Another to Avoid Crashes [Slide Show]
- New York Daily News -- US launches test of Wi-Fi to prevent car accidents
- DOT FastLane -- Vehicle-to-vehicle technology hits the streets in Ann Arbor safety pilot
- Digital Trends -- Car talk: Crash avoiding tech gets big test
- Forbes -- Get Ready For Talking Cars That Don't Crash And Get You To Work On Time
- BBC News -- 'Talking cars' tested in Michigan to cut road accidents
- CNET -- 'Talking' smart cars embark on pilot test on city streets
- AnnArbor.com -- U.S. launches smart-car project in Ann Arbor with thousands of vehicles that talk to each other
- Consumer Reports -- Connected cars take to the streets to help prevent crashes
June 2012
- Associated Press -- Cars avoid crashes by talking to each other
USA Today -- Big summer test of 'talking' cars coming to Michigan
- Auto World News -- Cars Will Talk To Avoid Collisions, Accidents
May 2012
- Ann Arbor.com -- Could Southeast Michigan become the next Silicon Valley? Ann Arbor's real-world 3,000-car wireless project may decide
- Consumer Reports -- 90-percent of drivers who experience vehicle-to-vehicle safety technology want it in their own car
- ABC News -- Safety Experiment: Cars That ‘Talk’ to Each Other (Attended National Harbor media event and demos)
- Auto Week -- Research shows majority of drivers support connected vehicle technology
- Edmunds Inside Line -- Drivers Embrace Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication, Say Feds in New Study
- SLJ Broadcasting -- New DOT Technology Aims to Stop Crashes (video)
- New York Times -- Collision Warning Systems Win Favor in Federal Test
- MSN Autos -- Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication Gets a Big Thumbs-up
- Motor Trend -- A Safe Connection? Drivers Overwhelmingly Support Communicating Cars, DOT Says
- Automotive News -- Chrysler's 1-van plan; China 'clunker' rebirth; Tech for dodging crashes (video)
- Automobile Magazine -- DOT: Study Shows Drivers Appreciate Vehicle to Vehicle Technology
- SLJ Broadcasting -- Feds plan to use new technology to stop crashes (Video)
April 2012
- Consumer Reports -- Vehicle-to-vehicle communication can prevent crashes
- Washington Post -- The not-too-distant future of driving: When cars can talk, crashes may be avoided
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