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<\/a><\/p>\nThe dinner was well timed because the Commission will take a decision this summer on technology to make vehicles talk to each other \u2013 and to public infrastructure.<\/p>\n
In 2019, the European Union intends to start rolling out cooperative intelligent transport systems (C-ITS) across the continent in order to make transport much safer. A thorny issue though is which standard for short-range communication between cars should prevail: the one using mobile technology (CV2X) or the Wi-Fi standard (802.11p)? Or is it possible for both technologies to coexist?<\/p>\n
The CV2X technology will be commercially available later this year and is quickly gaining traction with vehicle manufacturers and governments across the world. In China the technology will be even mandated. However, in Europe, the situation is different, with Member States and vehicle manufacturers split over the best road ahead.<\/p>\n Andy Hudson, head of Public Policy at the GSMA, stated that the EU needs to remain technology neutral when it comes to rolling out C-ITS. \u201cAny preference for the WiFi standard 802.11p will harm 5G investments in Europe. We see that the Commission is about to handle completely contrary to the spirit of the 5G Action Plan.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n