Global Automakers Group Lays Out Principles at FCC for 5.9 GHz Rules
Retain use of the entire 5.9 GHz band for auto-safety services, the Association of Global Automakers asked the FCC. Chairman Ajit Pai had been poised to circulate an NPRM on the band last week, but postponed seeking a vote after…
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the Department of Transportation asked for a delay (see 1905150053). The automakers asked the FCC to keep five principles in mind. Ensure a “fact-based approach for evaluating interoperability; evolution and backwards compatibility; and the potential coexistence of multiple [vehicle-to-everything] technologies in a technology-neutral manner,” the group filed, posted Friday in docket 13-49.The band plan should guard against interference to existing services and require that all V2Z-equipped vehicles and infrastructure are able to provide for "communication of the Basic Safety Message,” the group said: “The regulatory framework must promote investment in deployment of lifesaving V2X services for the benefit of the driving public now.”