Spectrum Sharing in the Context of Vehicle-to-Vehicle Technology: Bureaucratic Hoops, Fierce Competition, Political Maneuverings, and the Larger Policy Issue

Abstract

This article addresses the political and regulatory issues facing V2V implementation while promoting the larger policy question of greater wireless access. Opening the heavily regulated electromagnetic spectrum to greater commercial use benefits American consumers, advances technological innovations, and could create hundreds of thousands of jobs. V2V technology holds tremendous promise for improving vehicle safety and reducing fatalities, and deploying V2V as soon as possible could save thousands of lives.