Wi-Fi Group Eyes FCC 'Win-Win' on DSRC, Wi-Fi, Citing O'Rielly, Rosenworcel Writing Toyota
A Wi-Fi group backing more unlicensed spectrum thinks the FCC "can achieve a win-win solution for auto safety, Wi-Fi, and the wireless economy" and agrees Friday with the previous day's letter (see 1805100062) from Commissioners Mike O'Rielly and Jessica Rosenworcel…
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to Toyota Motor North America CEO James Lentz. The FCC members wrote on the automaker's plans to begin deploying dedicated short-range communications systems (DSRC) in some 2021 models. It's "the perfect time for the Commission to take a fresh look at the rules for the 5.9 GHz band," said WifiForward, with partners including Arris, Best Buy, Comcast, CTA, Google, Microsoft, Public Knowledge and R Street. "Adjacent bands are now home to billions of innovative unlicensed devices, and a variety of vehicle safety technologies have overtaken DSRC." Toyota believes DSRC can help save lives and is "confident the FCC shares this goal and will preserve the spectrum that has been allocated for this," a company spokesman said Friday. "Toyota is now encouraging all automakers and transportation infrastructure owner/operators to quickly commit to DSRC technologies in the U.S. to realize the full safety and traffic flow benefits." The representative noted that as of March, the company had more than 100,000 such equipped Toyota and Lexus vehicles on Japanese roads.