All figures are estimates under the following scenario: In 2020, there will be a V2V unit implementation rate of 35 percent, and the cellular data price will be at four U.S. dollars per gigabyte. The figures have been rounded.
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Communication in U.S. connected cars - V2V OBU costs 2020
This graph represents the estimated vehicle-to-vehicle cost per outside broadcast unit (OBU) in connected cars in the United States in 2020, with a breakdown by technology. By 2020, it is estimated that the cost per one outside broadcast unit (OBU) will be about *** U.S. dollars for cellular networks.
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Frost & Sullivan. (August 30, 2017). Estimated vehicle-to-vehicle cost per outside broadcast unit (OBU) in U.S. vehicles in 2020, by technology (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/800142/vehicle-to-vehicle-cost-of-communication-technologies-in-us-vehicles/
Frost & Sullivan. "Estimated vehicle-to-vehicle cost per outside broadcast unit (OBU) in U.S. vehicles in 2020, by technology (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. August 30, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/800142/vehicle-to-vehicle-cost-of-communication-technologies-in-us-vehicles/
Frost & Sullivan. (2017). Estimated vehicle-to-vehicle cost per outside broadcast unit (OBU) in U.S. vehicles in 2020, by technology (in U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/800142/vehicle-to-vehicle-cost-of-communication-technologies-in-us-vehicles/
Frost & Sullivan. "Estimated Vehicle-to-vehicle Cost per outside Broadcast Unit (Obu) in U.S. Vehicles in 2020, by Technology (in U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 Aug 2017, /statistics/800142/vehicle-to-vehicle-cost-of-communication-technologies-in-us-vehicles/
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Estimated vehicle-to-vehicle cost per outside broadcast unit (OBU) in U.S. vehicles in 2020, by technology (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Frost & Sullivan, August 30, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/800142/vehicle-to-vehicle-cost-of-communication-technologies-in-us-vehicles/
