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Department of Transportation spending $4 billion to test connected cars

DETROIT — On the floor of the North American International Auto Show, Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx pledged $4 billion over the next 10 years will be spent testing connected vehicle systems in designated corridors across the country.

Foxx also promised that over the next six months the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration would with the auto industry as well as other stakeholders to develop guidelines for the testing and safe deployment of autonomous vehicles.

Within that same timeline, the NHTSA will work with states, the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators and other stakeholders to “develop a model state policy on automated vehicles that offers a path to consistent national policy.” Read more…