V2X Lab

The connected and automated vehicle V2X Lab at GoMentum Station is a state-of-the-art laboratory to test multiple vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technologies in a safe environment. The lab includes advanced traffic signal controllers, video vehicle detectors, advanced IP switches, traffic signal cabinets and DSRC/C-V2X/5G equipment. The lab is well suited for cities and transit agencies to test applications to enhance safety and reduce congestion on their streets. The lab (shown at the right) has five intersections with three of them operational.

Vehicle-to-everything or V2X technology enables vehicles to communicate to their surroundings including traffic signals, other vehicles, infrastructure, bicyclists and pedestrians. V2X leverages wireless protocols such as dedicated short range communication (DSRC) or cellular V2X (C-V2X) to enable this communication.

Vehicle-to-everything technology has the opportunity to improve traffic flow and enhance road safety, by enabling traffic signals and vehicles to exchange information, such as signal-time and -phase, vehicle position and speed. Sharing this information with non-line-of-sight vehicles can avoid collisions. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration estimates that by implementing just two V2X applications we can prevent more than 1,000 deaths per year in the U.S.