Sponsored Links Back in November the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted unanimously to divide a Wi-Fi spectrum originally reserved for auto safety technology, splitting the band to provide greater bandwidth for other onboard connected services, including web connections for wireless devices. Now, two groups have challenged that decision. According to a report from Reuters, the Intelligent Transportation Society of America, as well as the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, filed a legal challenge to the U.S. Count of Appeals for the District of Columbia opposing the FCC’s November ruling. Back in 1999, the 5.9 GHz spectrum block was reserved for automakers to develop new tech for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DSRC) crash avoidance systems. So far, automakers have largely failed to utilize the spectrum.