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City of Bellevue and T-Mobile Join Forces to Reduce Traffic Related Fatalities
Washington’s fifth largest city to deploy network-based C-V2X and T-Mobile 5G to facilitate near real-time communications between vehicles, traffic
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nWashington’s fifth largest city to deploy network-based C-V2X and T-Mobile 5G to facilitate near real-time communications between vehicles, traffic infrastructure and vulnerable road users\n\n\n BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nT-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS):\n\n\nWhat’s the news: The City of Bellevue and T-Mobile have teamed up to help make roads safer by providing early warnings and notifications for potentially dangerous road interactions.\n\n\nWhy it matters: In 2022, there were nearly 43,000 traffic related casualties in the United States. Network-based Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) and 5G are promising technologies in helping to reduce the number of traffic related deaths.\n\n\nWho it’s for: Any municipality, connected vehicle manufacturer, or intelligent transportation system provider looking to improve safety and well-being on public roadways.\n\n\nToday, the City of Bellevue, recognized as one of the top cities in the nation for digital innovation, and T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) announced the launch of a joint project that uses network-based Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) technology and T-Mobile 5G to provide near real-time communications between cars, traffic infrastructure and vulnerable road users ― including pedestrians and cyclists.\n\n\nThis is all in support of Bellevue’s Vision Zero initiative, which aims to eliminate-road related fatalities and serious injuries by 2030. To help achieve this goal, T-Mobile will provide cellular connectivity, C-V2X equipment, Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, technical integration and end-to-end testing. The City of Bellevue will utilize these assets to implement and evaluate various C-V2X use cases designed to detect and protect individuals on the road.\n\n\nEMBEDDED VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiDStO6hQtY\n\n\nThe project will leverage T-Mobile's award-winning 5G network to establish reliable and low-latency connections, enabling vehicles and traffic infrastructure to exchange information and notifications about pedestrians and cyclists in near real-time ― even in situations that are beyond visual line of sight. The City of Bellevue and T-Mobile will also make a mobile app available for Bellevue road users to download. This app will provide drivers with early visual and audible warnings about potentially harmful road interactions, contributing to increa...