Intelligent method of selecting incoming message channels in a V2X communication

An apparatus configured to perform operations comprising:

• detecting a trigger event based on a vehicle malfunction that limits maneuverability of a vehicle;
• generating an alert message based at least in part on the detected trigger event and broadcasting the alert message via a Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communication;
• based at least in part on the detected trigger event, generating a receive channel mask and a transmit channel mask and setting a channel mask flag;
• when the channel mask flag is set, selecting one or more incoming message channels based on the incoming channel mask and the channel mask flag and receiving and processing incoming V2X messages only on the selected one or more incoming message channels;
• and
• when the channel mask flag is cleared, receiving and processing incoming V2X messages on the selected one or more incoming message channels and at least one additional incoming message channel.