·        The FCC approved a rule change in mid-November that allows the previously closed vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2X) communication channel to be opened for unlicensed (Wi-Fi) use.

·        Although the V2X band has been used in experimental and pilot programs, virtually no vehicles on public roads are capable of using it at this point.

·        In January 2017, NHTSA and the DOT proposed making vehicle-to-vehicle communication a requirement in all new cars, but then the Trump administration came in, and the rule was never finalized.

It's not every day that one member of a president's administration accuses another of endangering Americans. But Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao didn't let norms get in the way when she commented on a rule change proposed by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Ajit Pai.

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