https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/13/tampa-offers-first-demo-of-its-connected-vehicle-technology-project-launching-with-1600-cars-in-2018/ >Tampa’s goal to become a smart city was on display on Monday, as the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority hosted the first public demonstration of a connected vehicle technology research project that will launch into pilot testing in 2018. The project involves outfitting a fleet of 1,600 privately owned vehicles with technology that will communicate with roadways and other cars in order to receive various warnings and alerts about roadway conditions, speed limit changes, dangers and more. >The project will also connect 10 buses in the area to communicate with traffic signals, which will then prioritize the buses’ movements so they can stay on schedule. 10 streetcars will use the technology to detect when another connected vehicle is about to cross their tracks, in order reduce the chance of collisions.