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U.S. Department of Transportation
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U.S. DOT Authority
§USDOT has sufficient current legal authority to regulate or support implementation of many critical aspects of a connected vehicle environment, including:
§Equipment in new vehicles
§Aftermarket devices
§Security system
 
§USDOT does not have legal authority to require States (or others) to install infrastructure
•In addition to the technical issues there are also very difficult policy issues.
•Issues such as who will be the certifying authority, and how will the devices and applications be certified for operation in a critical safety environment?  Who will enforce that operation?
•How is privacy handled?
•How will we fund wireless communication or necessary infrastructure?
•Risk and liability are other issues, as well as data ownership.
•Many of these policy issues are directly linked to the technical questions, and will be addressed over time together.