Momentum Issue #105

August 29, 2022

DOT’s V2X Summit

For those of you who missed USDOT’s V2X summit, below are topline messages ITS America President & CEO Laura Chace delivered to participants:

Connectivity is essential to saving lives and necessary to get to zero deaths
IOOs and OEMs agree that safety is paramount
This is a cooperative technology so we must to be working together under a national plan.
We have deployed and we are poised to deploy but we need federal leadership and certainty
The federal government needs to signal a clear and unambiguous commitment to support deployment
We are here today because there are lives to be saved.

The industry is unified around both the technology and the realization that with only 30mhz of dedicated spectrum left, we are at a make-or-break moment. We must use that spectrum and deploy at scale. The industry is also unified around the fact that to reach scale, we must deploy this technology in vehicles. We cannot achieve this with infrastructure deployment alone. You can’t get V2I – or V2X – without the V.

Laura, along with other state, OEM, and technology partners, delivered the following message: we have a coalition of the willing and are ready to work with DOT on three critical pieces of a national deployment plan:

USDOT must put forth a clear national vision, strategy and framework for V2X
USDOT must work closely with FCC and NTIA to resolve interference and ensure V2X waivers are approved
In order to preserve the 30 mhz, USDOT must establish a regulatory environment that is conducive to deployment

Stay tuned for key takeaways from this important event later this week!

Let’s Transform the Future Together.

Technology evolves faster than we can imagine the future. Rapidly evolving transportation innovations are being developed and deployed that promise to entirely reshape the way our transportation network operates, facilitating vast improvements to transportation safety and overall mobility. The promise of these innovations is apparent, but the deployment and application of these technologies is not without challenges. While technology disrupts the transportation ecosystem with new innovations and ideas, government, communities, private companies, and researchers must race to catch up to and contend with ideas never thought possible. How do we accelerate change and safely embrace new technology while promoting collaboration across industry to advance shared societal goals? Through nonprofits like the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America).

ITS America and its members have been at the center of these innovations, advocating for transformational technology to save lives, promote sustainability, and improve access to mobility.

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As advocates for transportation innovation throughout the world’s largest transportation network, ITS America’s public, private and academic members are dedicated to championing smart mobility strategies to ensure safe and thriving communities.
Ramin Massoumi, Global Solutions Director – Mobility, arcadis
Private companies, public agencies and academic institutions committed to influencing the future of intelligent transportation come together at ITS America. Every day, our members advance technology solutions that save lives and improve mobility across the country – in cities, suburbs, and rural communities.
Malcolm Dougherty, National Practice Executive, Transportation, Michael Baker International
At ITS America, our public, private and academic sector members are committed to deploying intelligent transportation technologies to save lives and improve mobility on our nation’s roads. While transportation constantly evolves, we will do all we can to ensure it continues to be the engine that drives our nation’s economy and contributes to improving our quality of life.
Carlos Braceras, Director, Utah Department of Transportation