Protect 5.9 GHz Band for Vehicle-to-Everything Communications, Automakers Say

The Association of Global Automakers supports a rulemaking on the future of the 5.9 GHz band, but the FCC should also make clear the entire band will be retained for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications, the group told an aide to Chairman Ajit Pai. An NPRM should ensure “any band plan that accommodates multiple technologies avoids harmful interference between V2X services or by unlicensed services sharing the band” and allow for “evolution and backwards compatibility” in the band, the group said, posted Wednesday in docket 13-49. “V2X services will bring tremendous safety and other benefits.”