Citing Traffic Deaths, Automakers Urge Action on C-V2X Waivers

Representatives of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation urged action on cellular vehicle-to-everything waiver requests, in meetings with FCC Office of Engineering and Technology staff and an aide to Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel. The group cited new estimates from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration “that 9,560 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes during the first quarter of 2022, which would represent a seven percent increase as compared to the same time period during 2021 and represent the highest number of first quarter traffic fatalities since 2002,” said a filing posted Friday in docket 19-138. Approving the waivers and resolving 5.9 GHz interference concerns would “expedite the availability of V2X to the driving public, increasing roadway safety,” the alliance said.