Mjr_Mojo

I can see where you're coming from with your "more fulfilling things" statement, but I disagree. After all, TV's don't spew noise they spew stories. I'm not gonna argue that all TV is fulfilling, but engaging with stories is one of the the things which separates us from animals and to me is one of the more fulfilling things in life.

Direct vehicle-to-vehicle communication can be used to provide a lot more detailed localised info (e.g. heading, speed, current position) on a lot shorter timescales (+ end to end data delivery timelines guarantees) for collision avoidance and warning systems. The current intended standard is to broadcast these basic safety messages at 10Hz but that could be higher with 802.11bd and NR-V2X. Additionally there is dedicated spectrum set aside for vehicular communications on an international level, which helps ensure there is less congestion for these safety critical applications.

Using localised peer to peer comms also eliminates some of the privacy concerns with directly sharing this info with a centralised authority as well as removing the need for any global persistent identification for this info. They also eliminate any reliance on the cellular network/internet which cannot be guaranteed to function normally for safety critical communications.

There are also alternate cellular standards for vehicle to vehicle comms called C-V2X and NR-V2X so it's entirely feasible one cellular radio could do general data comms and the P2P safety standards.

Vehicle to vehicle WiFi communication is standardised under the 802.11p and 802.11bd ammendments. They main difference between 11p and standard WiFi is they have halved the bit rate to increase the range and provide a way for vehicles to broadcast info outside a pre-established network context. 11bd builds on 11p adding more functionality. I don't remember the specifics of 11bd as at the time I was working with the technology 11bd hadn't finished standardisation yet.

11p and 11bd are more generally V2X comms of which there are a cellular variants (C-V2X and NR-V2X)

International Telecommunication Union - the UN agency responsible for managing international spectrum usage policy and standards.