(TAMPA, Fla.) The idea of cars talking to cars sounds futuristic, but it's happening in Tampa as the city is one of three places selected to take part in a pilot program for connected vehicles.

The Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) is demonstrating cars that can "talk" to each other, known as "Connected" vehicle technology. "Connected" vehicles are not the same thing as "Autonomous" vehicles, or self-driving cars.

Instead, these are vehicles that communicate wirelessly via the internet with other similarly-equipped vehicles, as well as with downtown traffic and pedestrian signals.

The goal is to enhance safety, improve traffic flow and even reduce greenhouse gas use. On Thursday, ABC Action News went along with THEA for a demonstration on how this concept works with different public transportation forms like HART and the Streetcar system.

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