OK 5GAA Waiver so Ford Can Put C-V2X in All Models in 2022, Bainwol Asks Pai

For Ford to put cellular vehicle-to-everything in all new models starting in 2022, it asked the FCC chief for the agency to soon OK a 5G Automotive Association waiver request (see 1906260062) for C-V2X operations in the 5.9 GHz band. Approving 5GAA's request "would help remove the most significant regulatory roadblock standing in the way" of stakeholders deploying C-V2X, Ford said representatives including Chief Government Relations Officer Mitch Bainwol told agency Chairman Ajit Pai. As regions worldwide seek to facilitate "deployment of C-V2X, a grant of 5GAA’s waiver request would help improve the global competitiveness" of the U.S. "while ensuring American consumers have access to the same modern safety technologies," the company said, posted Monday in docket 18-357. Bainwol used to run RIAA.