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Groups Oppose Key Spectrum Shift From Auto Safety to Wireless Devices

Two prominent transportation advocacy groups on Wednesday challenged the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) November decision to shift much of a key spectrum block set aside for auto safety to accommodate the burgeoning number of wireless devices. The Intelligent Transportation Society …

Transportation Chief, Car Makers Say FCC’s Wi-Fi Ruling Undermines Auto Safety

The U.S. communications regulator on Wednesday approved a plan to allow a growing number of wireless devices to use part of a spectrum previously set aside for automakers to develop methods for vehicles to communicate with each other, a decision …

FCC Votes to Split Safety Spectrum with Telecoms Over Transportation Chief’s Warning

The U.S. telecommunications regulator voted on Thursday to advance a plan to split a key spectrum block set aside for auto safety to accommodate the burgeoning number of wireless devices, but the Transportation Secretary warned that doing so could lead …

Auto Safety Advocates Oppose FCC Plan for Sharing Unused Spectrum With Wi-Fi

A little-used block of spectrum set aside for auto safety should be split to accommodate the rapidly growing number of wireless devices, the chairman of the U.S. telecoms regulator said on Wednesday, a plan that sets up a clash between …

White House Urged to Protect Wireless Spectrum for Connected Vehicles

More than 50 automakers, state transportation agencies and other groups urged the White House and other federal policymakers on Thursday not to open a portion of the wireless spectrum reserved for connected vehicles in the near future. The letter was …