New Delhi, March 19 -- Fog ahead? Accident zone? Time to brake?

As smart cars load up on communication alerts to make driving a breeze, the government is at work too, plotting a framework for the spectrum that will form the digital backbone of connected vehicles.

The Centre has asked the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to frame a regulatory structure for assigning and pricing spectrum for Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) technology, two officials aware of the matter said. The move marks a critical transition for India, shifting focus toward the invisible infrastructure required to support connected cars on a national scale.

This puts spectrum at the centre of the rollout, even as the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoR...