HBAR fell 2.14% after reaching an intraday high of $0.08293, as resistance between $0.082 and $0.085 continued to limit the token. The move followed social-media claims that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) had adopted Hedera for payments and settlements involving more than 300 million vehicles. Those claims trace back to patent application US20250378436A1, associated with a USDOT official, which describes a proposed nationwide system for paying taxes based on travel distance and lists Hedera as one technology that could support payments. The patent does not establish that USDOT selected, deployed or integrated Hedera, and no matching announcement was available from USDOT, Hedera or the Hedera Council at the time of writing. HBAR was trading at $0.08014 and remains above its August low near $0.065, but a sustained move above $0.082-$0.085 would be needed to make a recovery toward $0.09 more likely. Continued selling could bring $0.075, $0.07 and the August lows near $0.065 into focus, while a move toward $0.10 would require confirmed price strength or official news.