This document discusses V2X technology and its potential applications in the UAE to help reduce traffic accidents and congestion. It provides an overview of V2X deployments in Japan, Europe, and the US. For the UAE, it proposes using V2X to address the top causes of accidents by enabling features like lane change assistance, warning of insufficient vehicle spacing, and alerting drivers entering roads without checking for oncoming traffic. Implementing V2X in the UAE could save $2 billion annually and support the goal of zero traffic fatalities by 2020. Key challenges include allocating spectrum, gaining support from stakeholders, and potential collaboration under a GCC-wide V2X framework.

1. dashroad Presented for
Gulf Traffic
Nov 2016
Revisiting V2X technology for
the UAE

2. What is V2V/V2X

3. 802.11p aka DSRC

4. Dubai: A Connected City
If this is the goal, we need to benchmark the other
markets

5. The Current Status
• Japan
• Europe
• United States
• UAE

6. JAPAN

7. Toyota V2V + V2X Projections

8. Japan
• Toyota put V2V/V2X in its Japanese models as “ITS
Connect”

9. Japan: Turn Caution

10. V2X: Turn Signal Information

11. EUROPE

12. Europe: V2V + V2X

13. Tilburg Pilot
• Tilburg Pilot
includes
portable
DSRC
module
• Mobile app
tied to V2V

14. Tilburg Pilot
40%
Congestion is
caused by
motorists braking
unexpectedly
Use V2V to tell ‘rubber
neckers’ to slow down

15. Tilburg Pilot
-10? %
The pilot is still ongoing
• They are seeing
congestion reduction
• Data not compiled yet

16. Tilburg Road-Side Unit
• Cohda Wireless
Road Side Unit
• Captures 1km
from RSU to
surrounding cars
• Cohda Wireless
used for turn
signals

17. UNITED STATES

18. United States
• 1999 FCC allocated 5.9GHz (5825 – 5925
MHZ) for DSRC
• Goal was to reduce fatalities
– 37,000/yr
• Reduce congestion
– $87B/yr
• Dec 2016, NHTSA was to announce
DSRC guidelines

19. US DRSC Spectrum

20. US Elections and V2V
Current political climate most likely will delay implementation of V2V/V2X

21. V2V/V2X IN THE UAE

22. UAE + GCC
• Current spectrum is used for Earth-to-
space / mobile communication
• Qatar is currently discussing allocating
5.9GHz for DSRC at GCC level

23. UAE and V2V

24. Range Makes a Difference

25. PROPOSALS ON HOW V2X
CAN HELP THE UAE

26. Top Reasons for Accidents in UAE
• Sudden Lane Change
• Misjudgment
• Not Enough Distance
• Entering Road without Checking if Clear
• Speeding
• Lack of Attention
• Jumping Red lights
Source: Ministry of Interior

27. #1: Sudden Lange Change
• V2V/V2X will
help with
– Lane Change
– Blind Spot
– Talking to Road
Signals with
lead time
– Ability to speak
with pedestrians
with V2X
phones

28. #2: Misjudgment
• Ability to talk to cars and infrastructure to
help make better judgments

29. #3: Not Enough Space
• Milliwave radars
give spacing
today
– So much space
drivers fill it in
• DSRC will tell all
drivers how
much space to
keep with lower
latency than
milliwave

30. #4 Entering Road without Checking if Clear
• Ability to check
in 360 degrees
in 3ms to make
sure entering
roads will not
be an issue

31. #5 Speeding
V2V/V2X will only give information to drivers

32. #6 Lack of Attention
• Audio
• Visual
• Audio + Visual
TOYOTA RESEARCH:
- AUDIO ONLY -1S
- VISUAL ONLY -.85S
- AUDIO + VISUAL -0.5S

33. #7 Jumping Red Lights
Siemens Smart Road Signal Technology
• This is built on the same DSRC stack created by Cohda
Wireless

34. HOW TO BRING V2X TO THE
UAE

35. The Siemens Road Side Unit
(RSU)

36. The Benefits
• Reduction in congestion can save $2B/yr
in the UAE
• Zero Fatality Goal by 2020 will need V2V
& V2X
– Currently at 6 deaths/100,000

37. The Challenges
• Spectrum allocation
– TRA follows European standards
– 5.9GHz should be possible
• Internal and External Stakeholders
– Public Level
• GCC
• Federal
• Emirates
– Private Level
• Road & Transportation Companies
• Software Developers
• Consultants
• OEMs – they are already developing V2V solutions

38. Future V2V/V2X Ideas
Stationary/Slow Vehicle Ahead
Intersection Collision Warning
Signal Violation Warning
Hazardous Location Warning
Emergency Vehicle Warning
Traffic Jam Ahead
Road Side Alerts
Green Light Optimization Speed
In-Vehicle Signage
Road Work Warning

39. Future V2V Projects for the UAE
•Forward Collision Warning
•Red Light Violation
•Curve Speed Warning
•Sandstorm Warning
•Traffic Probe Snapshot
•Variable Speed Sign IVS
•Speed Limit Violation
•Traffic Signal Priority

40. V2V/V2X IN THE GCC

41. QMIC’s V2X Road Map
Early
Deployment
Large-Scale Pilot
System Ready
Field Demo
Completed
Extensive pilot
and Usability
2016
2017
2019
APRIL
2014
2017
2018

42. GCCV2X:
Spectrum?
Regulations? Privacy?
Regional Cooperation?
Security?

43. GCCV2X:

44. REVISITING V2X TECHNOLOGY
FOR THE UAE