The US Department of Transportation (USDoT) is seeking public comment on how Vehicle to Everything (V2X) technology should be integrated into the transport environment.
The organisation says it intends to maintain the priority use of 5.9Ghz spectrum for transportation safety communications. It points out that the automotive industry and local authorities “are already deploying V2X technology and actively utilising all seven channels of the 5.9 GHz band” and says that technology such as Cellular-V2X (C-V2
December 21, 2018
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In particular, USDoT says it would like thoughts on “issues ranging from the use of alternative and emerging communications technologies to support V2X, to the challenges associated with achieving interoperability while accommodating technological change”.
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Dutch vehicle identification and detection specialist Nedap is taking advantage of IFSEC 2015 to launch its Transit Ultimate microwave RFID long-range reader, developed for vehicular access control in high-security applications and under heavy environmental conditions.
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The free webinar takes place on Wednesday and Thursday 15 and 16 February and more details and joining information are available on the SESA website. (link http://web.sesamerica.com/full-color-dms-retrofit-webinar-registration-overview?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&u
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Speaking at the WEF’s Annual Meeting of the New Ch