For more than a decade, the technology for cars to warn each other about hazards has existed, and in 2014, the U.S. Department of Transportation and NHTSA even proposed a rule that would have required all new cars to include it. The standard, called the SAE J2735 Basic Safety Message, allows vehicles to broadcast critical data, like position, speed, and hazard flags, 10 times per second to any nearby vehicle, regardless of make or model. The vision was clear: if one car detected a stopped vehicle in dense fog or a patch of black ice, every approaching driver would get an immediate alert, giving them precious seconds to react.

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But that rollout never happened. The original plan relied on DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communications) radios, and while pilot programs proved the concept in cities like Ann Arbor and New York, automakers hesitated to invest heavily without a federal mandate. In 2020, the FCC reallocated most of the DSRC spectrum for other uses, and the industry began shifting toward a newer standard called C-V2X (cellular vehicle-to-everything). That transition created more delays, and without legal requirements, manufacturers continued building closed, brand-specific safety systems — meaning a Ford still can’t talk to a Toyota, and a Tesla can’t alert a Honda. Meanwhile, other regions, including Europe and China, moved ahead with coordinated deployments, leaving U.S. roads stuck with the same basic communication tools we’ve had for 100 years: horns and turn signals.

The LIVE Syndicate exists to close that gap now. Our organization is creating an open, shared protocol that works across manufacturers and pairing it with ultra-low latency infrastructure so that hazard alerts travel between any participating vehicles in milliseconds. The technology is proven, the standards are in place, and pilot deployments around the world have shown it can save lives. What’s missing is a neutral, trusted steward to connect the dots — and every year we wait, we lose more lives to preventable accidents. By acting now, we can bring universal vehicle-to-vehicle safety communication to U.S. roads years faster than the current industry timeline. We’re not just improving safety, we’re reshaping the fundamental contract of trust on the road.