Connected-vehicle technology enables commercial and passenger vehicles to communicate with each other, with the infrastructure, and with other road vehicles, such as motorcycles. It is also described as vehicle to everything (V2X), an umbrella term covering the various elements with which vehicles can communicate.
In our four-part video series, Board Member Michael Graham talks with experts from government, industry, and academia about the safety benefits and the maturity level of V2X technology, the reasons for its scarce deployment, and the impact of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) recent actions to limit the spectrum available for transportation safety.
- The basic viability of V2X is being threatened.
- The FCC’s regulatory actions substantially limit the spectrum available for transportation safety and allow for harmful interference from unlicensed Wi-Fi devices.
- Regulatory uncertainty is the primary reason for the lack of V2X deployment.
Overview, Effectiveness Research, and Wi-Fi Interference
We examine the maturity level of the technology, the impact of the FCC’s decision to substantially reduce the spectrum, and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s research examining the impact of interference of unlicensed WiFi devices on V2X communication.
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Open Recommendations that Represent Critical Safety Priorities
H-22-6 to the FCC: Implement appropriate safeguards to protect vehicle-to-everything communications from harmful interference from unlicensed devices, such as those that use wi-fi.
H-22-1 to the USDOT: Implement a plan for nationwide connected vehicle technology deployment that:
- resolves issues related to interference from unlicensed devices, such as those that use wi-fi;
- ensures sufficient spectrum necessary for advanced connected vehicle applications; and
- defines communication protocols to be used in future connected vehicle deployment.
H-19-43 to FHWA: In collaboration with the Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office and the NHTSA, expand vehicle-topedestrian research efforts to ensure that bicyclists and other vulnerable road users will be incorporated into the safe deployment of connected vehicle systems.
H-19-37 to NHTSA: In collaboration with the Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office and the Federal Highway Administration, expand vehicle-to-pedestrian research efforts to ensure that bicyclists and other vulnerable road users will be incorporated into the safe deployment of connected vehicle systems.
H-19-35 to the Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office: In collaboration with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Highway Administration, expand vehicle-to-pedestrian research efforts to ensure that bicyclists and other vulnerable road users will be incorporated into the safe deployment of connected vehicle systems.
H-18-37 to the FHWA: Work with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to incorporate motorcycles in the development of performance standards for connected vehicle-to-infrastructure systems.
H-18-31 to NHTSA: Work with the Federal Highway Administration to incorporate motorcycles in the development of performance standards for connected vehicle-to-infrastructure systems.
H-18-30 to NHTSA: Incorporate motorcycles in the development of performance standards for connected vehicle-to-vehicle systems.
H-13-31 to NHTSA: Once minimum performance standards for connected vehicle technology are developed, require this technology to be installed on all newly manufactured highway vehicles.
H-13-30 to NHTSA: Develop minimum performance standards for connected vehicle technology for all highway vehicles.
