Via Detroit Free Press

Support is growing for legislation sponsored by a pair of Michigan congresswomen that would allow road funding to be used to pay for technology that could improve highway safety.

U.S. Rep. Candice Miller, R-Harrison Township, is the prime sponsor of the bill, which would authorize the use of existing surface transportation funds for vehicle-to-infrastructure technology.

That technology, which allows for the the wireless exchange of safety and operational data collected by vehicles and sensors on roadway infrastructure, is intended to help avoid crashes. U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Southfield, is co-sponsor of the legislation.

Today, Miller's office said the nation's largest van pool provider, vRide, endorsed the legislation, saying it helps clarify the eligibility of vehicle-to-infrastructure projects within federal highway programs.

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