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FCC Subject: In the Matter of Use of the 5.850-5.925 GHz Band, ET Docket No. 19-138 (Reply Comments)

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FCC Subject: In the Matter of Use of the 5.850-5.925 GHz Band, ET Docket No. 19-138

Standardised C‐ITS services addressing all modes of transport are key to addressing increased road traffic congestion and to reduce road fatalities, for which the European Union has set challenging reduction targets.

The CAR 2 CAR Communication Consortium has been working since 2002 for harmonised services and system requirements to ensure a compatible and interoperable framework for improving safety on European roads and beyond. Serial deployment of C-ITS in Europe has started on roads and vehicles and will be continued even though proposed Delegated Act on C-ITS will not enter into force.

C2C-CC welcomes the EC efforts to save lives and moving ahead with setting up a clear, future-proof regulatory framework through the delegated regulation on C-ITS, which is critical for the continuation of ITS-G5 deployment. ITS-G5 is a short-range direct ad hoc wireless technology used for increasing road traffic safety and it is a complement to network-based cellular technology (e.g., 3G/4G/5G). We strongly believe that the hybrid approach taken by EC is a necessity for launching connected and...