V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) is a system that connects vehicles to each other, to pedestrians, cyclists, other traffic and roadside infrastructure.
Through V2X, vehicles can share data about location, speed, and road conditions, helping them recognize and avoid collision risks in low visibility conditions, such as when passing corners or in dense fog.
According to DoT, nationwide V2X deployment will require a range of mobile technologies, in-vehicle devices and roadside infrastructure capable of communicating effectively and securely, while ensuring information protection. personal information of traffic participants.
Proponents of this technology claim that V2X could prevent hundreds of thousands of collisions, reduce collision speeds and minimize the impact of accidents that do occur.
DoT's V2X deployment plan extends through 2036, with the goal that the top 75 US metropolitan areas will have the technology enabled at 85% of signalized intersections and 20 vehicle models will be equipped with the technology. V2X capable.
In the short term, DoT aims to install V2X on 20% of the National Highway System and 25% of signalized intersections in major US metropolitan areas by 2028.
Implementing V2X is not an easy task as it requires the cooperation of many stakeholders, including the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), automakers, and freight operators. chemists and application developers. The FCC will need to define rules for spectrum allocation, and automakers will have to build components that support V2X.
Some concerns about cybersecurity and how to cover the costs of deploying this technology have also been raised, although the US Federal Highway Administration recently announced nearly $60 million in related funding. to V2X.
However, V2X's potential to prevent thousands of deaths and serious injuries makes it a technology worth investing in and developing.
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg emphasized that this plan is an important step forward in changing the way of travel and improving traffic safety in the United States .
"The Department recognizes the safety benefits of V2X and this plan will bring us closer to nationwide adoption of this technology," he asserted.
National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy also agreed that the V2X deployment plan is an important first step in realizing the life-saving potential of this technology.
Mr. Homendy pointed out that V2X adoption could prevent up to 615,000 future accidents and that the agency has advocated V2X technology since 1995.
