Adaptive Beamforming for Connected Vehicles - A Co-simulation Framework

Connected vehicle applications like platooning, supported by Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communication, help improve road safety and traffic efficiency through coordination. Departing from IEEE 802.11p-based Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC) standard for V2X, 6G-enabled Joint Communication and Sensing (JCAS) with cellular V2X (cV2X) promises to meet the strict latency requirements of connected vehicles by optimizing communication based on sensed vehicle distribution. This work proposes a novel framework for co-simulating vehicle dynamics control with V2X communication enabled by JCAS. The framework enables RL-driven dynamic adaption of the communication beam based on vehicle position and density, leading to better V2X communication and related vehicle dynamics.