“This project will enable us to move quickly toward a connected vehicle and infrastructure deployment in the U.S., and we are grateful to Senator Gary Peters for his leadership on this issue,” said Jim Sayer, UMTRI director and Principal Investigator (PI). “The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration  has determined that V2X will eliminate or mitigate the severity of up to 80% of non-impaired crashes, and reduce carbon emissions. 

“We believe the widespread deployment of C-V2X will create more than 120,000 jobs developing new products, applications, services and smart infrastructure. The impact will be felt broadly and across economic sectors, including infrastructure owner-operators, vehicle manufacturers, technology providers, and chipset designers to name a few.”

Jim Sayer

Director, Umtri, Principle Investigator