TRAI releases consultation paper on the Regulatory Framework for Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Communication

• TRAI consultation paper seeking stakeholder inputs on a regulatory framework for Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communication — India's first dedicated regulatory exercise on connected-vehicle telecom.
• V2X enables wireless exchange between vehicles (V2V), vehicles and infrastructure (V2I), vehicles and pedestrians (V2P), and vehicles and networks (V2N) — foundational to Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), road safety and autonomous mobility.
• Relevant to UPSC across GS-III (Science & Tech, Infrastructure, Internal Security/cyber) and GS-II (regulatory bodies, governance).