NYS Thruway Authority using new technology in plows this winter

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Ahead of the first significant snowfall of the season for much of Western New York, the New York State Thruway Authority is launching a pilot program with a tech company to alert drivers of incoming snowplows.The program will debut a new digital tool with a company called iCone, which collects real-time information about what's happening on roadways and alerts drivers through their phones and cars' Bluetooth.The Thruway Authority said 50 of its plows will be equipped with