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announced it is working towards requiring all automakers to make smart cars that talk to one another using new technology. now it s called vehicle to vehicle or v 2 v communication. each car now truck or bus on the road would constantly transmit a 360-degree wi-fi signal to every other nearby vehicle on the road. got that. now if a car ahead suddenly brakes, for example, ever behind it gets an alert. the government said v 2 v technology could cut up to 80% of the number of unimpaired accidents that occur each year in the united states saving tens of thousands of lives. but some worry about the privacy implications of the technology. ford s ceo alan mulally recently called on the government to regulate how driver data is used and joining me now, jim megs, editor of chief of popular mechanics which ran a cover story on privacy and new technology. talk about timing there. yeah. you said this issue is very
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