Senators ask FCC to approve use of related car spectrum


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Senators Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., referred to as on the FCC to approve waiver requests to allow deployment of Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) know-how within the 5.9 GHz spectrum band. The FCC stated in November 2020 it supposed to supply waivers. The senators famous 42,915 folks died in site visitors crashes in 2021, the deadliest yr on American highways since 2005. “Swift action on these waivers is essential given C-V2X technology’s potential to reverse rising roadway fatalities,” the senators wrote. In August, National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy urged the FCC to grant waivers.