Zone configuration indication for connected vehicle groupcast communications

An apparatus of a first user equipment (UE) for wireless communications, comprising:

• at least one memory;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
• receive sidelink information indicative of range information and a zone identity (ID) corresponding to a current location of a second UE, wherein the current location of the second UE is within a geographical zone corresponding to the zone ID, and wherein the zone ID is included in a plurality of zone IDs of a particular zone indication type
• determine a receive area comprising a portion of the geographical zone corresponding to the zone ID, wherein the receive area is determined based on directional information or angular information included in the range information;
• and
• decode a groupcast message received corresponding to the sidelink information, wherein the groupcast message is decoded based on a current location of the first UE being within the receive area.