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Driving toward zero: how the DOT plans to use V2X wireless communication to eliminate traffic fatalities


Automakers and regulatory agencies have been implementing safety features for decades, including Blind Spot Detection and Lane Departure Warning, which use flashing lights and audible chimes to...

Automakers and regulatory agencies have been implementing safety features for decades, including Blind Spot Detection and Lane Departure Warning, which use flashing lights and audible chimes to alert the driver. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has released its plan to address this issue while aiming to reduce traffic deaths to zero: the national deployment of Vehicle-to-everything (V2X). The DOT has laid out a plan to implement V2X across the four main areas: infrastructure deployments, vehicles, spectrum and interoperability, benefits, and technical assistance.

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