Dual mode vehicle to vehicle communications

A wireless device configured for short range communications comprising:

• an interface circuit for communicating with remote devices over multiple vehicle-to-vehicle (V2X) interfaces;
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• a processing circuit configured to:
• transmit Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) messages to two or more different groups of wireless devices over a first V2X interface configured to operate according to a first communication standard;
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• receive an ITS message from a first remote device in a first one of the different groups of wireless devices over the first V2X interface;
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• receive an ITS message from a second remote device in a second one of the different groups of wireless devices over a second V2X interface configured to operate according to a second communication standard different from the first communication standard.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing a computer program comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing circuit in a wireless device in a wireless communication network causes the wireless device to:

• transmit Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) messages to two or more different groups of wireless devices over a first vehicle-to-vehicle (V2X) radio interface configured to operate according to a first communication standard;
• and
• receive an ITS message from a first remote device in a first one of the different groups of wireless devices over the first V2X radio interface;
• and
• receive an ITS message from a second remote device in a second one of the different groups of wireless devices over a second V2X interface configured to operate according to a second communication standard different from the first communication standard.