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Toyota Urges More Testing of Wi-Fi in 5.9 GHz Automotive Safety Band

Toyota backed more testing to determine if Wi-Fi can safely share the 5.9 GHz band with dedicated short-range communications systems. Representatives met with Chief Julius Knapp and others from the FCC Office of Engineering and Technology. “The DSRC announcement by…

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Toyota, the recent announcement by General Motors to further expand its DSRC deployment in the United States, and significant investments in DSRC-enabled infrastructure in a majority of states proves that DSRC deployment in the United States continues,” said a Monday filing in docket 13-49. “There are important interference scenarios that have not yet been tested during the first phase of testing.”