Wyoming Tribune Eagle
CHEYENNE - A federal grant will let Wyoming test next-generation “smart vehicles” that could make highway driving less dangerous.
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced this week that Wyoming is one of three locations selected for the Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment Program.
Wyoming, New York City and Tampa, Florida, will share up to $42 million to use “innovative applications” for vehicles that share and communicate anonymous information with each other and their surroundings.
The exact amount the Cowboy State will get is unknown. But Vince Garcia, a program manager with the Wyoming Department of Transportation, said the agency estimated in its application it would need “in the ballpark” of $5 million.
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