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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: General Motors, Ford, Tesla and Qualcomm
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For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL –December 16, 2019 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: General Motors Co. (GM - Free Report) , Ford Motor Company (F - Free Report) , Tesla, Inc. (TSLA - Free Report) , Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM - Free Report) .
Here are highlights from Friday’s Analyst Blog:
FCC Votes 5-0 to Split Auto Safety Spectrum for WiFi Use
In a landmark decision, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has voted unanimously in favor of splitting the spectrum block earmarked for auto safety for use by wireless devices to meet the exponential growth of bandwidth due to increased 5G deployment. The decision has evoked strong responses from auto manufacturers that advocated the need of dedicated spectrum band to develop technology for connected vehicles and traffic systems to minimize accidents.
Although the measures require a second voting to be effective, following a period for public comments, the telecommunications regulator’s undivided decision to open up unused spectrum for Wi-Fi is likely to fend off stiff opposition for the implementation.
V2V Communications
Since 1999, the U.S. government has reserved 75 MHz of the 5.9 GHz spectrum band for automakers, intending to use it exclusively for the research and development of technology to allow vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications. The V2V communication enables vehicles to wirelessly exchange information about their speed, location and braking status, leveraging sensors on vehicles and dedicated short-range radio communication (DSRC) devices. With a range of about 300 meters, it effectively has a longer capability compared with ultrasonic sensors, cameras and radars, and can therefore help avert probable accidents by alerting drivers of dangerous situations beforehand.
Although local governments had reportedly deployed DSRC at about 100 test sites around the country, FCC alleged that little progress was made on paper. The V2V communication has been only made available in the Cadillac sedan models of General Motors Co.. As the so-called ‘safety spectrum’ remained mostly unused, it led to a clamor among cable providers and wireless carriers to make the airwaves available to them to meet increased bandwidth demand, forcing the FCC to step in.
FCC Plan
The FCC plan seeks to allocate 45 MHz for Wi-Fi use and set aside the remaining 30 MHz for auto safety. The allocation is based on the perceived importance of Wi-Fi, which is likely to double by 2023 to more than $1 trillion, according to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. Out of the 30 MHz spectrum band assigned for auto safety, 20 MHz will be allotted for a newer version of vehicle-to-everything communications or V2X technology, known as cellular vehicle-to-everything or C-V2X, and the remainder for the legacy DSRC safety system.
The proposal has elicited strong protests from safety advocacy groups for seeking to waste thousands of dollars of taxpayer-funded local investments for smart traffic lights and other smart road technology. In addition, leading auto manufacturers such as Ford Motor Company, BMW AG, Daimler AG, and Tesla, Inc. have protested the FCC decision. However, some automakers like Ford have backed the plan for encouraging C-V2X, provided it is kept free from any interference from the overlapping Wi-Fi use.
C-V2X: The New Dimension
Serving as the cornerstone for technology that enables vehicles to communicate with each other and virtually everything around them, C-V2X facilitates a 360 degree non-line-of-sight awareness and a higher level of predictability for improved road safety and autonomous driving. It encompasses V2V, vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I), vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P), and vehicle-to-cloud (V2C) communication for a holistic approach to safety.
A lot of pioneering work is being done on this front and the industry is betting big on Qualcomm Inc.’s 9150 C-V2X Chipset. It empowers automakers and roadside infrastructure providers with improved V2X capabilities for safety and autonomous driving.
Whether such technologies can indeed help compensate for the loss of safety spectrum for Wi-Fi use remain to be seen.
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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: General Motors, Ford, Tesla and Qualcomm
For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL –December 16, 2019 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: General Motors Co. (GM - Free Report) , Ford Motor Company (F - Free Report) , Tesla, Inc. (TSLA - Free Report) , Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM - Free Report) .
Here are highlights from Friday’s Analyst Blog:
FCC Votes 5-0 to Split Auto Safety Spectrum for WiFi Use
In a landmark decision, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has voted unanimously in favor of splitting the spectrum block earmarked for auto safety for use by wireless devices to meet the exponential growth of bandwidth due to increased 5G deployment. The decision has evoked strong responses from auto manufacturers that advocated the need of dedicated spectrum band to develop technology for connected vehicles and traffic systems to minimize accidents.
Although the measures require a second voting to be effective, following a period for public comments, the telecommunications regulator’s undivided decision to open up unused spectrum for Wi-Fi is likely to fend off stiff opposition for the implementation.
V2V Communications
Since 1999, the U.S. government has reserved 75 MHz of the 5.9 GHz spectrum band for automakers, intending to use it exclusively for the research and development of technology to allow vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications. The V2V communication enables vehicles to wirelessly exchange information about their speed, location and braking status, leveraging sensors on vehicles and dedicated short-range radio communication (DSRC) devices. With a range of about 300 meters, it effectively has a longer capability compared with ultrasonic sensors, cameras and radars, and can therefore help avert probable accidents by alerting drivers of dangerous situations beforehand.
Although local governments had reportedly deployed DSRC at about 100 test sites around the country, FCC alleged that little progress was made on paper. The V2V communication has been only made available in the Cadillac sedan models of General Motors Co.. As the so-called ‘safety spectrum’ remained mostly unused, it led to a clamor among cable providers and wireless carriers to make the airwaves available to them to meet increased bandwidth demand, forcing the FCC to step in.
FCC Plan
The FCC plan seeks to allocate 45 MHz for Wi-Fi use and set aside the remaining 30 MHz for auto safety. The allocation is based on the perceived importance of Wi-Fi, which is likely to double by 2023 to more than $1 trillion, according to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. Out of the 30 MHz spectrum band assigned for auto safety, 20 MHz will be allotted for a newer version of vehicle-to-everything communications or V2X technology, known as cellular vehicle-to-everything or C-V2X, and the remainder for the legacy DSRC safety system.
The proposal has elicited strong protests from safety advocacy groups for seeking to waste thousands of dollars of taxpayer-funded local investments for smart traffic lights and other smart road technology. In addition, leading auto manufacturers such as Ford Motor Company, BMW AG, Daimler AG, and Tesla, Inc. have protested the FCC decision. However, some automakers like Ford have backed the plan for encouraging C-V2X, provided it is kept free from any interference from the overlapping Wi-Fi use.
C-V2X: The New Dimension
Serving as the cornerstone for technology that enables vehicles to communicate with each other and virtually everything around them, C-V2X facilitates a 360 degree non-line-of-sight awareness and a higher level of predictability for improved road safety and autonomous driving. It encompasses V2V, vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I), vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P), and vehicle-to-cloud (V2C) communication for a holistic approach to safety.
A lot of pioneering work is being done on this front and the industry is betting big on Qualcomm Inc.’s 9150 C-V2X Chipset. It empowers automakers and roadside infrastructure providers with improved V2X capabilities for safety and autonomous driving.
Whether such technologies can indeed help compensate for the loss of safety spectrum for Wi-Fi use remain to be seen.
Breakout Biotech Stocks with Triple-Digit Profit Potential
The biotech sector is projected to surge beyond $775 billion by 2024 as scientists develop treatments for thousands of diseases. They’re also finding ways to edit the human genome to literally erase our vulnerability to these diseases.
Zacks has just released Century of Biology: 7 Biotech Stocks to Buy Right Now to help investors profit from 7 stocks poised for outperformance. Our recent biotech recommendations have produced gains of +98%,+119% and +164% in as little as 1 month. The stocks in this report could perform even better.
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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. It should not be assumed that any investments in securities, companies, sectors or markets identified and described were or will be profitable. All information is current as of the date of herein and is subject to change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of the firm as a whole. Zacks Investment Research does not engage in investment banking, market making or asset management activities of any securities. These returns are from hypothetical portfolios consisting of stocks with Zacks Rank = 1 that were rebalanced monthly with zero transaction costs. These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit http://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.