DSRC's a 'Proven Technology,' Toyota USA Chief Tells O'Rielly, Rosenworcel

Toyota Motor North America is well aware of moves on the 5.9 GHz band and a proposal that favors cellular vehicle-to-everything technology as an alternative to dedicated short-range communications (DSRC), said CEO James Lentz in a letter to Commissioners Mike O'Rielly and Jessica Rosenworcel. The automaker said in a recent filing Toyota and co-owned Lexus plan to start deployment of DSRC on vehicles sold in the U.S. in 2021 (see 1804270048) and the two commissioners raised questions in a letter to Lentz (see 1805100062). “We have, of course, been closely monitoring developments” in the band, Lentz wrote, posted Monday in docket 13-49. “The decision by Toyota and Lexus to deploy DSRC in the U.S. is just the latest development in an ongoing and persistent move by automakers, infrastructure owners and operators, and other stakeholders to deploy the proven technology throughout the world.”