Car crash fatalities are up 24% over the last 10 years, with more than 40,000 deaths on U.S. roads in 2023. Last month, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced a plan to reduce those fatalities to what they call the “only acceptable number”: zero.
The department’s solution? A national deployment plan for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology, a wireless communication tool that can transmit critical information like speed, location, and road conditions between vehicles and surrounding infrastructure.
The DOT’s roadmap outlines a goal to have 75% of the nation’s intersections equipped with V2X technology in about 12 years.
