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As the automotive industry increases its support of safety initiatives such as Vision Zero, the need for a robust V2X solution continues to grow. Evidence can be seen from increased deployment in production vehicles and road infrastructure and the many trials taking place across Europe.

Connected, safe driving is poised to make a real and positive impact. The transformation in Europe from traditional ITS to C-ITS is well underway, with major car OEMS like Volkswagen demonstrating their belief in the value of V2X. For this transformation to be successful, it is essential that the entire industry adopt one common, stable, mature and proven V2X technology. This is happening in Europe with Wi-Fi based DSRC technology, also known as ITS-G5 or 802.11p. Here are some of the latest examples:

V2X Becoming Mainstream in Volkswagen Vehicles

Following the Volkswagen Golf 8, launched in Oct 2019, the latest ID. electric series of Volkswagen cars are equipped with DSRC-based V2X technology. Every one of its 8th generation Golf and ID. vehicles are enabled with V2X connectivity on standard models. This is the largest global implementation of V2X in production cars and a huge step forward towards Vision Zero.

Europe Is the Forerunner in V2X Communication

Car OEMS are not the only ones implementing V2X. Pioneers and leaders on the infrastructure side also believe in the future of V2X. The Austrian motorway operator ASFINAG has started to equip motorways nationwide with DSRC V2X technology, enabling reliable low latency communication between road infrastructure in Austria and V2X-enabled vehicles which are rolling out in the market right now.

In Germany, the deployment of DSRC V2X in infrastructure is happening as well. The city of Ludwigsburg has equipped all traffic lights and intersections with Cohda Wireless’ V2X technology to enable fire trucks and rescue service teams to get to accidents and emergency sites faster, potentially saving lives.

In Hamburg, as part of the funded "Green4Transport" innovation project, the Hamburg Port Authority has worked with NXP, Siemens and Technolution to improve traffic flow in the busy harbour area leveraging NXP V2X technology. V2X road side units (RSUs) have already been mounted to the traffic light controllers, and since early 2021, 150 trucks are equipped with onboard units (OBUs) featuring V2X technology. The bi-directional communication between RSU and OBU enables truck drivers with an installed OBU to request a priority at the traffic crossings and the RSU to send speed advice information and countdown for the next green phase to the OBUs. Watch a summary video below.