The government and The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have been working alongside automakers to introduce a proposal inserting cars with radio signal transmission, allowing communication with the driver, as well as with other cars, in an effort to make driving safer, the Associated Press reported.

During a news conference on Monday, federal transportation officials said the move has "game-changing potential" due to a set of signals and alerts to warn drivers of other cars near their location, among other data, the AP reported.

The move is still years away but federal transportation officials says it has been in the works for decades, according to the AP.

The radio signals will allow for cars and trucks to give off their location, direction and velocity, among other information which can be used to prevent an accident, according to the AP. Cars with the same technology would be able to receive the information and warn the driver.

If the manufacturer chooses, the option to allow the car to automatically avoid the accident would also be available, the AP reported.

Essentially, this type of technology would allow a car to "see" another vehicle which may cause a threat to the passengers inside, according to the AP. Information like whether a car around the corner is running a red light could prevent fatal accidents.

The technology could also alert the driver of a car stopping abruptly, even if it's a couple of cars away, the AP reported.

The purpose of the radio signal technology is "to prevent crashes in the first place," instead of just making the vehicle as safe as possible for when an accident happens, which before seemed unavoidable, according to David Friedman, head of the safety agency, the AP reported.

If communities choose to invest the technology could prevent 80 percent of all accidents, but only if the majority of cars have the technology, according to the AP. This would mean a total revamp of the cars available on the market.

Roadways and traffic lights could also benefit from radio signals and by being able to tell cars a red light is approaching, and even automatically slowing the car down, the AP reported.

The agency will submit the report followed by a 90-day period for comments, the AP reported. After that a proposal for the bill will be drafted, but that could take years.

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said he intends to make sure the proposal is finished before President Barack Obama leaves office, the AP reported.

"It will change driving as we know it over time," Scott Belcher, president and CEO of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America said, according to the AP. "Automobile makers will rethink how they design and construct cars because they will no longer be constructing cars to survive a crash, but building them to avoid a crash."