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today, it is very difficult to implement Today, Logistics as a Service them with real-time information
vehicle priority solution and roads (LaaS) is used by people. Mobility about accidents, road closures, and
cannot be blocked for longer as a Service (MaaS) should also other incidents.
duration for movement of these get rolled out at least at the C-V2X implementation in India
vehicles as is done normally today. state & city level helping people
move seamlessly. Like Unified faces several challenges, primarily
An Artificial Intelligence based stemming from infrastructural,
Automated Incident Detection Payment Interface, a unified regulatory, and technological
mobility interface should also be
& Management System is also a aspects. The successful deployment
matter of high priority for cities to rolled out as part of the digital of C-V2X technology requires
mitigate congestion in the shortest public infrastructure with different robust cost-effective infrastructure,
possible time. Since, traffic ITS vendors on board. Each city including roadside units (RSUs) and
authority can avail the services of
surveillance cameras are deployed reliable communication networks.
across the cities, the video footprint different vendors based on their Adequate spectrum allocation is
can be used to analyse the flow product positioning (features & essential for C-V2X communication
merits). Thus, vendor lock can be
of traffic to indicate an incident avoided and city authorities can using 5G and beyond ensuring
or an accident prompting us to sufficient spectrum availability for
investigate and take action. avail the benefit of providing the ITS application amidst competing
best services to its citizens. This demands from other sectors.
Last Mile Connectivity unified mobility interface will be a India’s densely populated
market place for the city authorities.
The Government is sanctioning They can pick and choose the urban areas present challenges
a large number of vehicles for last best available application on that related to interference and
mile and first mile connectivity. Most platform, subscribe and use it. The network congestion. Managing
of the cities as part of the smart city regulatory work policies are being communication reliability and latency
initiatives are rolling out 25-seater or planned by the government as part in such environments is critical for
30-seater electric buses. Actually these of the NUDM - National Urban the effective functioning of C-V2X
buses go to every nook and corner of Digital Mission. systems. Establishing a regulatory
the various cities and not on the main framework governing C-V2X
roads. The capital investment and C-V2X implementation is crucial as India
operational cost will be recovered on needs to develop specific standards,
Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything, is
a per kilometer basis from the state. a technology that enables vehicles protocols, and guidelines to ensure
The entire maintenance support to communicate with each other interoperability, security, and privacy
for the vehicle will be done by the and with various elements of their in C-V2X communication, which can
OEMs for a 10-year period. Here, be complex and time-consuming.
the requirement of ITS is from the environment and is seen as a crucial Ensuring the cybersecurity of
component of autonomous driving
OEMs for monitoring the health systems to navigate safely and C-V2X systems by developing robust
of the vehicle remotely to provide efficiently. By allowing vehicles to security measures and protocols to
preventive maintenance.
communicate with each other, as safeguard communication channels
The vehicle health & trip data well as with infrastructure such and connected vehicles to protect
goes to OEM’s Cloud infrastructure as traffic lights and road signs, against potential cyber threats and
directly. The in-vehicle monitoring C-V2X can help prevent accidents attacks are essential and is of prime
using different sensors and the ECU by providing real-time information importance. Addressing these
(Electronic Control Unit) will provide about road conditions, hazards, and challenges requires collaboration
the required various information potential collisions, and also improve among government agencies,
that flows into the cloud. The OEM traffic flow & efficiency leading to industry stakeholders, and technology
is able to remotely monitor the smoother traffic patterns, reduced providers. Overcoming these hurdles
health of the vehicle and provide congestion, and shorter travel times can pave the way for the successful
preventive maintenance, thereby and can help autonomous vehicles implementation of C-V2X technology
reducing the maintenance cost for make better decisions and avoid in India, offering significant benefits
the state. ITS plays a major role in collisions. C-V2X technology can in terms of improved road safety,
getting the vehicle data and then facilitate faster response times for traffic efficiency, and overall
disseminating the data. emergency services by providing transportation ecosystem. TT

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