5GAA Warns on Wi-Fi Interference From Sharing 5.9 GHz Band

The 5G Automotive Alliance and members showed the FCC test results on interference to cellular vehicle to everything (C-V2X) from sharing the 5.9 GHz band with Wi-Fi devices. Engineering teams from Ford and General Motors presented “the results of recent, real-world interference testing assessing the harmful impact of unwanted unlicensed emissions on C-V2X Direct safety services,” said a filing posted Friday in docket 19-138. The testing “involved vehicles equipped with C-V2X equipment” and “was conducted by an automotive consortium comprised of Ford, General Motors, Hyundai, Nissan, and Qualcomm over the course of eight months in Farmington Hills, Michigan.” 5GAA presented to acting Chief Ron Repasi and others from the Office of Engineering and Technology.