Audi, Virginia DOT, Qualcomm Plan DC-Area C-V2X Demo

Audi, the Virginia Department of Transportation and Qualcomm Technologies announced plans Wednesday for initial deployment of cellular vehicle-to-everything on northern Virginia roads in Q3. The C-V2X deployment uses the same part of the 5.9 GHz band the FCC proposed to allocate for C-V2X (see 1912180019), Qualcomm said. Efforts are “designed to focus on improving safety for construction workers and motorists alike,” Qualcomm said. C-V2X is “a new and promising technology that is gaining momentum in the automotive industry as it enables communications between cars, infrastructure, cyclists, pedestrians, and road workers,” said FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. He noted the pilot requires an experimental license because rules haven’t changed.