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The auto industry lost its spectrum battle with the FCC because V2V was always a fantasy

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Today the DC Circuit Court has its decision, on the part of the Federal Communications Commission, on the reallocation of part of the 5.9 GHz band. It’s a big win for the FCC and a big loss for the auto industry, which has pledged to use the airwaves to improve safety through a technology called “vehicle-to-vehicle” (V2V) or “vehicle-to-vehicle.” to-everything” (V2X) communication.

The problem, as Judge Justin Walker hilariously puts it, is that this technology never really existed. It was one of those “just around the corner”-esque innovations that was always promised, but never actually delivered. It was a fantasy, and today the court is actually saying the same thing.

But first, a little history lesson: In 1999, the FCC agreed to allocate 75 megahertz of spectrum in the 5.9 gigahertz band for something called special short-range communications services (DSRC), which would be used to improve road safety through V2X technologies .

In general, V2X allows vehicles to send and receive messages about road conditions, such as speeding cars, the weather or traffic congestion. It can also help prevent accidents by using that information to make decisions, such as applying emergency braking.

Some experts say the technology’s wide adoption could accelerate the adoption of autonomous vehicles, which could use V2V communications to enhance their ability to “see” their environment and make better driving decisions.

But the auto industry has been slow to develop V2X technology, and the rollout has been patchy. Mercedes installed V2V equipment in both the 2017 E-Class and 2018 S-Class. General Motors also introduced V2V in the Cadillac CTS in 2017. Other automakers began to look intently at a newer technology called cellular V2X (C-V2X), which used existing cell networks to transmit communications.

In 2017, the Trump administration announced it had overturned an Obama-era mandate requiring new cars to be equipped with V2V technology. And last year, tensions escalated when the FCC released a new plan to use some of the spectrum set aside for V2X to expand Wi-Fi instead. Calling V2X “an unfulfilled promise” FCC Chairman Ajit Pai suggested making the lower 45 MHz of the band available for unlicensed use, such as Wi-Fi, and allocating the upper 20 MHz for C-V2X.

Automakers lobbied against the decision, arguing that allowing WiFi to use parts of the spectrum would disrupt connected car technology. Their argument basically boiled down to this: we want to deploy V2V technology – the Alliance for Automotive Innovation promised 5 million pieces of V2V technology over the next five years – but we can’t until the FCC promises not to use some of the spectrum for Wi-Fi.

Flash forward to 2022, and no vehicle on the road today uses V2V technology in any meaningful way. “In the next twenty years, intelligent transportation systems did not develop as the FCC had hoped,” Walker wrote in his decision. “As of 2020, ‘no commercially marketed vehicles’ used the 5.9 GHz band to provide vehicle safety features.”

The petitioners in this case are the Intelligent Transportation Society of America and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, and they advocate keeping 5.9 GHz solely for transportation purposes. They allege that the FCC has violated the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, which they say gives the Department of Transportation a veto over the FCC spectrum allocation authority. But Judge Walker rejects this argument.

Walker also agrees with the FCC’s statement that the remaining 30 MHz of spectrum is sufficient for intelligent transportation systems, while also noting that new technologies, such as “radar, LIDAR, camera and sensors,” will help make a difference.

And the judge finds the petitioners’ claim that automakers and technology companies require more than 30 MHz of spectrum for these “to-arrival technologies”, noting that “the petitioners have notified us of no significant developments in come technologies.”

I can’t begin to tell you how many times we’ve been told that V2V technology is coming. Every Consumer Electronics Show in the past decade has showcased the promised innovations: cars that can see through walls!; cars that can talk to traffic lights!

But as the FCC argued and Walker affirmed, these promised innovations never materialized. Fortunately, there’s still time left to get something on the road — and a smaller part of the spectrum to do it.

Shreya Christinahttp://ukbusinessupdates.com
Shreya has been with ukbusinessupdates.com for 3 years, writing copy for client websites, blog posts, EDMs and other mediums to engage readers and encourage action. By collaborating with clients, our SEO manager and the wider ukbusinessupdates.com team, Shreya seeks to understand an audience before creating memorable, persuasive copy.

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