The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently granted the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) approval to lead the Vehicle to Everything Pooled Fund Study (V2XPFS), a collaborative inter-state initiative advancing connected vehicle technologies.
V2XPFS will focus real-world use cases and the high-priority research needs of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technologies, a wireless technology that enables vehicles to communicate with other cars, infrastructure, and networks. Twenty state departments of transportation and Transport Canada are members of V2XPFS with more departments expected to join. The initiative has a combined commitment of $3.125 million.
“The V2XPFS brings together funding and expertise from state, local, and federal partners to accelerate infrastructure solutions for connected transportation,” Marissa Migliore, FHWA liaison for the study, said. “Engaging directly with agency stakeholders is one of the most rewarding aspects of this work.”
Georgia DOT’s Division of Permits and Operations will administer V2XPFS. The department partnered with Georgia Southern University to support the study’s administration.
V2XPFS launched Jan. 1 and will hold virtual meetings on the last Friday of each month and in-person meetings in May and December.
The Transportation Pooled Fund Program permits the FHWA, state departments of transportation and other partners to combine finances and expertise to address transportation challenges.