C-V2X technology enables data sharing between vehicles, transportation infrastructure, pedestrians and mobile networks to improve traffic flow, reduce congestion and increase road safety. Practical examples of this technology include:

Emergency V​​​ehicle Prioritization
Communication with traffic systems to ensure that first responders have priority on the roadway improving response times through congested corridors.

Reduced Emissions
Communication with traffic signals can reduce idling at intersections helping to reduce emissions by 20 percent.

Improved Safety
Communication​s with other vehicles and transportation infrastructure can provide motorists with critical real-time information (hard braking, work zones, red light violation warnings, green light optimal speed advisory) that can prevent accidents and reduce fatalities.

​From left to right: State Transportation Board Member Stacey Key (CD 5), State Transportation Board Member Dana Lemon (CD 13), Atlanta DOT Commissioner Solomon Caviness, Georgia Division Administrator for FHWA Sabrina David, ITS America President and CEO Laura Chace, Georgia DOT Commissioner Russell R. McMurry, P.E.​

The Georgia Department of Transportation is a national leader in V2X technology with more than 700 intersections and interstate installations ready to deploy C-V2X technology in addition to the over 1200 signalized intersections already deployed with connected vehicle technology.

 

​ ​ Georgia is on the leading edge of deploying connected vehicle technology to make roads safer for all: cyclists, pedestrians, construction crews, and drivers. That is critical to advancing our shared mission of delivering a world-class transportation system -- in Georgia and across the entire country – that is safer, more efficient, more sustainable, and more equitable for all.​

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Shailen Bhatt
​FHWA Administrator

Check out the video below to see highlights from the ribbon-cutting ceremony and to learn more about how Georgia DOT is utilizing C-V2X technology to enhance the safety of Georgia’s motoring public. ​​​​