US DoT issues letter of support for 5.9 GHz DSRC deployment
Infrastructure owners and operators throughout the USA are actively deploying infrastructure, and developing Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) applications that are designed to utilise DSRC infrastructure to enhance road safety, reducing crashes and fatalities. Connected Vehicle technologies based on DSRC have the potential to provide benefits, including increasing mobility, reducing crashes, and most importantly saving lives. DSRC communications technology is ready to deploy now.
The signatories of this letter strongly support the protection and accelerated utilisation of the 5.9 GHz DSRC spectrum, stating that DSRC is uniquely configured to enable continuous, low latency, and secure data exchanges between vehicles and the roadway infrastructure to support safety - critical applications. Connected Vehicle technologies based on DSRC have the potential to provide benefits, including increasing mobility, reducing crashes, and most importantly saving lives. DSRC communications technology is ready to deploy now.
Read the full letter here.