The U.S. Department of Transportation announced a safety plan focused on using technology that enables vehicles and wireless devices to communicate with each other, and with roadside infrastructure.
Dubbed "Saving Lives with Connectivity: A Plan to Accelerate V2X Deployment," uses technologies that can enable a more safe, secure, and efficient transportation system while maintaining privacy and consumer protection. It also will contribute to the Safe System Approach adopted by the USDOT’s National Roadway Safety Strategy, a comprehensive approach launched in January 2022 to address the crisis of roadway deaths.
“The department has reached a key milestone today in laying out a national plan for the transportation industry that has the power to save lives and transform the way we travel,” said U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said last Friday. “The department recognizes the potential safety benefits of V2X, and this plan will move us closer to nationwide adoption of this technology.”
Along with the National Plan, the Federal Highway Administration recently announced nearly $60 million in grants to three entities to promote the deployment of V2X technologies with the goal of advancing the full lifesaving potential of V2X communication, while ensuring that connected technologies communicate securely and without harmful interference across a variety of devices and platforms.
“The plan was drafted and advanced with collaboration across public and private partnerships," said Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology Robert C. Hampshire. "It provides stakeholders with vital information to enable a safe, efficient, and sustainable transportation system through the national, widespread deployment of interoperable V2X technologies."
More information on the V2X national plan and grants is available here: Connected/Automated Vehicles and Emerging Technologies.
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