The disclosure includes embodiments for providing adaptive vehicle ID generation. A method includes determining a set of channel loads for a V2X network. The method includes analyzing the set of channel loads to determine if a threshold is satisfied by broadcasting a V2X message including a standard vehicle identifier. Satisfying the threshold is indicative of a channel congestion. The method includes activating a digital switching decision that switches the connected vehicle from broadcasting the standard vehicle identifier to broadcasting a compressed vehicle identifier. The method includes inputting vehicle feature data describing the connected vehicle to a compression module. The compression module analyzes the vehicle feature data and outputs compressed vehicle identifier data describing the compressed vehicle identifier so that the compressed vehicle identifier is determined independently of the standard vehicle identifier. The method includes broadcasting a V2X message including the compressed vehicle identifier data which identifies the connected vehicle.