Verizon communication technology will be deployed at CAIT’s DataCity Smart Mobility Testing Ground to support connected transportation.
The Rutgers University Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT) will deploy an innovative platform developed and launched by Verizon Business. The tech is aimed at powering the future of road safety.
The Edge Transportation Exchange is an integrated mobile-network vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication platform. It allows a vehicle to communicate with other connected vehicles, road users and infrastructure around it.
“Cars are evolving from mechanical vehicles to software-defined mobile devices with the ability to leverage incredible connected technology,” said Shamik Basu, vice president, Strategic Connectivity & IoT, Verizon Business. “Edge Transportation Exchange leverages that technology to give automakers, governments, and tech developers a robust platform for building out the cellular-connected future of transportation – with visibility and reliability for all road users top of mind.”
CAIT will deploy Verizon’s Edge Transportation Exchange at the DataCity Smart Mobility Testing Ground, a 3+ mile living laboratory in downtown New Brunswick, NJ, in collaboration with Middlesex County and the New Jersey Department of Transportation. The testing ground is equipped with self-driving sensing, computing and V2X communication technologies to facilitate the testing of connected and automated vehicles as well as smart city technologies.
Rutgers will use the platform to further develop virtualized cellular messaging architecture for cost-effective support of multiple CAV applications, including improved intersection safety, congestion mitigation, queue warning, and incident and work zone management.
“The solution puts tremendous power in our hands for innovating, testing, and refining solutions with the potential for national scale, which is a thrilling proposition,” said Dr. Peter Jin, Rutgers professor and manager of DataCity at CAIT. “We’re excited for the opportunity to use Edge Transportation Exchange to help keep road users safe and traffic flowing optimally.”
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