Via ITS America SmartBrief and CBS News

A major government announcement could dramatically reduce crashes on our roads.

Equipping the country's cars and trucks with the vehicle-to-vehicle technology, or V2V, will essentially allow vehicles to see each other and warn of a potential danger before a driver know it is there.

The Department of Transportation has now taken a key step towards requiring the technology to be in every car in the U.S

"Our goal is to see this technology put in place as soon as possible. We know that it has the capability to help us avoid accidents that currently happen today," said Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. "We can expect the potential impact of up to 80 percent of crashes today avoided because of this technology."

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