What if Volvos could only talk to other Volvos? To get cars to talk wirelessly, automakers are collaborating

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WASHINGTON - In order to develop cars that communicate with one another to avert crashes, automakers have had to do something they don't do very often: communicate with one another. The quest for connected cars that would speak a common language across a Wi-fi-like network has brought an unprecedented level of collaboration among automakers, each one spurred by the same simple imperative: Without universal participation and shared standards, such connectivity won't be of much use.