Drone-based traffic control and v2x enhancements

An apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

• a network interface device configured to communicate over a wireless communication network;
• at least one sensor to sense parameters of operation of the vehicle;
• and
• processing circuitry coupled to the network interface device and to the at least one sensor, the processing circuitry configured to:
• detect a traffic condition using the at least one sensor;
• determine to adjust a virtual traffic sign responsive to detecting the traffic condition, the virtual traffic sign associated with a plurality of states;
• encode a message for transmission using the network interface device to a base station within a range of the virtual traffic sign, based on the detected traffic condition and the determining to adjust the virtual traffic sign, the message including a plurality of virtual traffic sign values corresponding to at least one virtual traffic sign type;
• and
• adjust a state of the plurality of states of the virtual traffic sign based on the detected traffic condition.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions for execution by one or more processors of a vehicle, the instructions to configure the vehicle for operating in a 5G New Radio (NR) system and to cause the vehicle to perform operations comprising:

• detecting a traffic condition using at least one sensor;
• determining to adjust a virtual traffic sign responsive to detecting the traffic condition, the virtual traffic sign associated with a plurality of states;
• encoding a message for transmission to a base station within a range of the virtual traffic sign, based on the detected traffic condition and the determining to adjust the virtual traffic sign, the message including a plurality of virtual traffic sign values corresponding to at least one virtual traffic sign type;
• and
• adjusting a state of the plurality of states of the virtual traffic sign based on the detected traffic condition.