C-V2X Proponents Say Urgent Action Needed on Waiver Requests
A broad group of stakeholders urged the FCC to act as quickly as possible on cellular vehicle-to-everything waiver requests to use the 5.9 GHz band, in a meeting with staff from the FCC Office of Engineering and Technology, and Wireless…
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and Public Safety bureaus. “The parties explained that the Joint C-V2X Waiver Request -- and similar requests from a growing number of public transportation authorities, automakers, and equipment manufacturers -- provide an opportunity to unleash investments in C-V2X and make good on the promise of intelligent transportation system safety services in the upper 5.9 GHz band,” said a filing posted Friday in docket 19-138. “In the last months of the calendar year, automakers finalize design cycles and place equipment orders for future vehicle model launches,” the filing said: “Granting C-V2X waivers in the very near future will enable automakers to plan for the deployment of C-V2X in production line vehicles.” Among those represented at the meeting were the 5G Automotive Association, automakers, the Utah and Virginia department of transportation, Panasonic of North America, Advantech and Qualcomm. Some expect the FCC to act soon on the waivers (see 2209010047).