India, Jan. 22 -- The Florida Department of Transportation (DOT) has asked the FCC for permission to test cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology in the 5.9GHz band in Gainesville, Fla. According to the Florida DOT's application, the organization wants to test pedestrian and cyclist safety using 30 connected vehicle devices. The state wants to run the trial from December 2020 until December 2023.
What makes the Florida DOT's application to test C-V2X interesting is that the state already has a connected vehicle system deployed. But that system uses dedicated short-range communication (DSRC) technology, which is a similar protocol that is designed to enable cars and trucks to communicate with one another to avoid collisions. The F...