The development of vehicle-to-vehicle – V2V, technologies has progressed to the point of real world testing, and if broadly deployed could offer significant safety benefits but a variety of deployment challenges remain, GAO has said in report on the emerging "intelligent transportation" trend.
The Department of Transportation and the automobile industry have focused on developing in-vehicle components including hardware and software to analyze data and identify potential collisions, vehicle features that warn drivers, and a national communication security system to ensure trust in the data transmitted among vehicles, according to GAO-14-13.
It said the continued progress of V2V technology development hinges on a decision that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration plans to make in late 2013 on how to proceed regarding these technologies.
One option would be to pursue a rulemaking requiring their inclusion in new vehicles, according to GAO. However, it said deployment challenges include finalizing the technical framework and management framework of a V2V communication security system, ensuring radio-frequency suitability and compatibility, addressing uncertainty related to potential liability issues, and addressing inherent privacy concerns.
