India, Jan. 23 -- The Union government has earmarked 30 GHz radio spectrum for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication technology that would allow vehicles to exchange safety alerts without entering a mobile or internet network, Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari told a panel of MPs on Friday.

Gadkari told a meeting of the consultative committee attached to the road transport ministry that the Department of Telecommunications has allocated 30 GHz of spectrum for V2V communication, the ministry said in a statement.

This radio spectrum allocation would enable vehicles to directly exchange safety-related information, forming the backbone of connected vehicle communication systems.

On January 8, Gadkari said V2V commun...