Local message delivery
Nearby nodes exchange safety messages through PingNet's local communications layer.
V2X redundancy for work zones
V2X safety messages need a backup path.
PingNet is building a local, authenticated communications layer so nearby vehicles, roadside systems, work-zone equipment, mobile observers, and responders have another way to exchange safety messages. We have demonstrated the first work-zone application in controlled six-node and ten-node tabletop tests.
The results on this page come from controlled tabletop tests. They do not represent a public-road deployment or production certification.
Patent pending. U.S. provisional patent application filed for PingNet's V2X redundancy architecture.
Controlled testbed
June 7, 2026
Expected receipts
54 / 54
Signatures
100%
01
3 / 3
controlled runs completed
02
10 / 10
expected nodes observed
03
54 / 54
expected receipts delivered
04
30 to 43 ms
observed p95 latency range
These figures come from three controlled ten-node tabletop runs completed on June 7, 2026.
The need
Safety messages need a second path.
In a work zone, vehicles, crews, roadside equipment, and responders all need timely information. PingNet is designed to keep signed safety messages moving nearby when normal connectivity is weak or unavailable.
PingNet adds a local communications path alongside existing V2X and backhaul systems.
Message authentication
Receiving nodes verify the signature before they accept or relay a message.
Test records
The system records receipts, signature checks, latency, and export files so partners can review each test run.
Tabletop demonstration
See the work-zone system in operation.
The six-node demonstration follows an active lane-closure message from the work-zone source through signature validation and receipt by participating nodes. The KPI results come from three separate ten-node tabletop runs.
Tabletop demonstration
Read the demonstration summary
WORKZONE-1 sends an active lane-closure message. Vehicle, roadside-infrastructure, observer, and emergency-response nodes receive it and verify its signature. This is a tabletop demonstration, not a public-road deployment.
Measured evidence
Results from three controlled runs with ten nodes.
On June 7, 2026, PingNet completed three controlled ten-node tabletop runs. All three met the internal criteria defined for this test. The figures below apply only to those runs.
Roadmap
Work zones are the first use case for PingNet's broader V2X redundancy system.
PingNet begins with work zones. Its broader architecture is designed to add a local backup path alongside existing V2X and backhaul systems.
Now
Demonstrated in controlled tests
- Six-node tabletop operating model
- Three controlled ten-node dry runs
- Expected receipts and signature validation
- KPI summaries and review files
- CWZ/WZDx-aligned GeoJSON exports
Next
Preparing for a field evaluation
- Define the field layout with DOT and work-zone advisors
- Test longer run times and additional network layouts
- Evaluate the system in an operating corridor
- Test priority handling for responder messages
- Extend testing to more vehicle, infrastructure, and mobile node types
Field partners
PingNet is looking for partners to help plan and evaluate its first field test.
DOT and work-zone teams
Help select the field site, define the test layout, and review the resulting data.
Responders and operators
Define how responder messages should be prioritized and handled in the field.
Integration and strategic partners
Evaluate how PingNet connects with existing systems and how it could be deployed at scale.
Stakeholder research, PDF
Stakeholder research
What transportation stakeholders told us.
The PingNet research brief summarizes interviews with transportation leaders, industry professionals, and drivers. They discussed barriers to adoption, the role of trust, and the connected-safety uses that may help most.
The interview research helped shape PingNet's deployment plans. The technical results on this page come from the tabletop tests.
Read the stakeholder research brief
About the founder
Jonathan brings secure communications experience to V2X safety.
Jonathan Garrett Jr. is a U.S. Army veteran who currently works as a SIGINT and cyber operator. His background includes electronic warfare and secure communications.
Alongside that work, he is building PingNet to bring authenticated local backup communications to V2X safety. The work-zone system is the first use case, and field testing is the next step.
Field testing
Help plan PingNet's first field evaluation.
PingNet is looking for DOT and work-zone advisors, responders, fleet operators, and technical partners to help plan a field evaluation.