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As the partial government shutdown began in late December, the Department of Transportation published a request for comments on how DOT should approach vehicle-to-everything communications. V2X refers to a suite of technologies that could enable everything from hazard warnings to drivers and pedestrians to high-speed automated road trains. That’s significant enough. But DOT’s second question
As cities, vehicle manufacturers and technology providers have experimented with connected vehicles, they have generally used a two-way wireless capability for medium- to short-range transmissions. In a Federal Register notice, the Department of Transportation is seeking comments on how technology advances might affect the deployment of dedicated short-range communications for connected-vehicle transmissions. These V2X communications
Autonomous vehicles get all the attention, but in the next several years, the experience of driving will change in many other ways. “Things are moving really fast,” says Anna Stefanopoulou, a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan. “Automotive technology hasn’t advanced this quickly since the era of the Model T.” At the