The 38th 5GAA Meeting Week will be held in Munich, Germany, from 14–16 July 2026.

Our next gathering will bring together 5GAA members, partners, and key industry stakeholders to exchange insights, explore the latest advancements in connected mobility, and collaborate on shaping the future of C-V2X across the world.

5GAA Members, get ready to connect, collaborate, and innovate as we advance the future of mobility.

The 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) has released its 2025 Annual Report, highlighting the association’s continued progress toward the global deployment of Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) technology and the realisation of connected mobility solutions. The report outlines 5GAA’s milestones and achievements over the past year across strategic areas such as policy engagement, standardisation, technical innovation, and global collaboration. 

Strategic Framework: Four Clusters, One Direction

A major milestone has been the updated 5GAA Strategy, built around four key clusters, among them two new areas of expansion. These clusters bring clarity to how C-V2X and advanced connectivity will shape the future of mobility, enabling safer roads, new business opportunities, seamless global connectivity, and the technical foundation for next-generation vehicles.

Shaping future automotive connectivity standards

5GAA remained closely engaged in 3GPP activities around 5G‑Advanced and the first steps towards 6G, with a clear objective: ensuring that future releases reflect the realities of the automotive sector. As connectivity evolves, 5GAA advocated for an orderly transition that supports long vehicle lifecycles and the continuity of services entering the market.

Engaging with Policy Makers and Local Ecosystem

From Europe and the Americas to China, Korea, Japan, and India, 5GAA is working closely with national authorities, standards bodies, and regional partners to foster global harmonisation.

Voices, Visibility and Impact in 2025

5GAA also showcased, through real-world demonstrations, the potential of connected mobility. During the Meeting Week in Paris, members delivered for the first time emergency calls using Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) and 5G-V2X Direct for advanced use cases like Vulnerable Road Users (VRU) protection in real traffic and road conditions. In the United States, C-V2X partnered with 5GAA members to demonstrate how C-V2X Direct and network communications complement each other at the Turner Fairbank Highway Research Center, and the first ‘Day One Deployment District’ in Atlanta demonstrated that large-scale connected vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) implementation is a deployable reality. In China, the Meeting Week in Shanghai highlighted rapid C-V2X advancements across vehicle-road-cloud integration for larger-scale deployment. These events underscore how global collaboration accelerates innovation and supports more consistent deployment across markets.

Expanding Global Presence and Strengthening Industry Collaboration 

In 2025, 5GAA brought together over 110 member organisations from across the globe, reflecting a truly international footprint in advancing connected mobility. The membership spanned Europe (44%), Asia (30%), and the Americas (26%), and included 10 of the top 15 global automakers, 8 of the top 10 mobile network operators, and 2 leading smartphone manufacturers. 

Beyond its core membership, 5GAA also strengthened ties with more than 40 external organisations.

Find out more about our activities and download the document.

The 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) showcased how connected mobility services can operate at scale, presenting live demonstrations of real-time road-work safety on a Swedish highway, satellite connectivity, safety, and cooperative sensing at the AstaZero Proving Ground at RISE in Sweden.

“These demonstrations show how connected mobility and infrastructure technologies are progressing from testing to real‑world deployment,” said Christof Schmidt, Director General of 5GAA. “They offer a promising perspective for scaling these services across Europe.”

5GAA members Bosch and Cubic³ presented satellite-enabled commercial fleet management, showing how logistics and commercial vehicles can remain connected even outside terrestrial coverage. Technology partners Vedecom, Rolling Wireless, Rohde & Schwarz, Cubic³, Skylo and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. showed how emergency voice calls can be handled via satellite, ensuring drivers can reach assistance even in areas with limited coverage.

Road safety and coordinated traffic operations were another key focus. BMW, Bosch, and RISE demonstrated how live road-work situations can be monitored in real time, allowing road operators to assess risk, adapt operations to protect workers and road users, and display hazard warnings to drivers. Building on this, Monotch showed how road-work warning data can be shared across country borders while maintaining data quality and governance. Vehicle-focused demonstrations by Ericsson, JOYNEXT, Vodafone and Qualcomm Technologies highlighted large-scale connectivity testing and interoperable V2X safety messaging. Qualcomm Technologies also demonstrated the concurrent reception of 5G-V2X and ITS-G5 messages on a single chipset.

Emergency communications demonstrations by Qualcomm Technologies and Rohde & Schwarz illustrated how hybrid eCall solutions maintain service continuity when network conditions change, and Anritsu and LG Electronics demonstrated an end-to-end hybrid eCall solution, verifying interoperability, network switching behaviour, and compliance with standards across multi-generation cellular networks.

The programme also featured two Bosch demonstrations. One, about cooperative sensing, showed how shared radar data from vehicles and infrastructure improves hazard detection in complex traffic situations. A second showed how real-time cloud-enhanced ADAS enables advanced road-sign recognition.

Together, the 5GAA Demonstrations underscore how connected mobility technologies are being applied in real-world traffic conditions and across borders, positioning the Nordic region as a reference point for scaling connected mobility across Europe.

More details are available in the 5GAA Demonstrations Brochure here.

Full Press Release available here.

Media Contact

Victoria Bech | marcom@5gaa.org | +32 472 66 61 17 | www.5gaa.org

5GAA will be represented at AutoTech 2026, taking place in Novi from 2 to 4 June 2026.

As part of the programme, Qualcomm’s Andres Castrillon, 5GAA Working Group US Co-Lead, will moderate the session “Evolving Partnerships with Connectivity and Software Innovations” on 4 June, from 13:45 to 14:30 (ET).

The session will explore how evolving partnerships across the automotive, connectivity, and software ecosystems are enabling new vehicle architectures and business models, with a particular focus on connectivity-driven and software-defined innovation. Andres will be joined by representatives from Stellantis, General Motors, AT&T, and Karma Automotive.

5GAA welcomes the visibility of its members and leadership at AutoTech 2026 and looks forward to continued engagement across the connected mobility ecosystem.

Find out more information about the event, as well as how to register, on the event website.

5GAA will be present at MWC Shanghai, taking place in Shanghai from 24 to 26 June 2026.

During the event, 5GAA CTO Maxime Flament, together with other representatives from the 5GAA membership, will be onsite to engage with industry stakeholders and partners across the connected mobility and automotive ecosystem.

Moreover, CTO Maxime Flament will speak at the Post Quantum Cryptography roundtable on June 24, as well as the Smart Mobility Summit on June 25, and the GSMA Fusion Automotive Roundtable on June 26, alongside a delegation of 5GAA members comprising representatives from Audi, BMW, Harman, Huawei, CATT and Accuver.

5GAA looks forward to connecting with members and local stakeholders throughout the event. If you are interested in scheduling a meeting with our CTO, or if you are a 5GAA member organising a session, technology demonstration, or side activity during MWC Shanghai, please do not hesitate to contact us at marcom@5gaa.org.

Further information is available on the MWC Shanghai event website.

5GAA will be present at the ITS America Congress & Expo, taking place in Detroit from 9 to 12 June 2026.

As part of the programme, 5GAA CTO Maxime Flament will participate in the Special Interest Session “Unlocking the Future: Vehicle-to-Network (V2N) Readiness and Benefits“, scheduled for 10 June, from 14:30 to 15:30 (local time). The session is organised by 5GAA member University of Michigan and will focus on the role of V2N connectivity in enabling future connected and cooperative mobility services.

Moreover, 5GAA’s WG6-US lead Brad Stertz (Audi), will represent 5GAA in the session “Connected Roads: V2X and the Future of Electronic Tolling”, taking place on June 12, from 10.30AM to 11.30AM (local time). The session will also welcome 5GAA member Indra, alongside other industry stakeholders from the region.

Finally, our members will be active on site with sessions, panels, workshops and demos. Discover where to find them and don’t miss out on their innovations and insights!

5GAA looks forward to engaging with members and stakeholders during the Congress in Detroit. If you are interested in scheduling a meeting with our CTO or if you are a 5GAA member organizing a session, technology demonstration or side activity during the event, do not hesitate to contact us at marcom@5gaa.org.

Find out more on the event website.

5GAA will take part in the DSP Leaders World Forum, organised by TelecomTV, taking place from 19 to 20 May 2026 at Fairmont Windsor Park.

5GAA CTO Maxime Flament and Board Members André Schlufter (Cubic³) and Colin Lee (JLR) will join the panel “Automotive: The SDV globalisation gap” on Tuesday, 19 May, from 16:00 to 16:45 (local time).

The panel will address the challenges facing software-defined vehicle (SDV) deployments at global scale, including fragmented connectivity models, eSIM lifecycle complexity, regulatory compliance requirements, and uneven market conditions. The discussion will explore how these factors limit the consistent delivery of connected vehicle services and how cross-ecosystem collaboration can help close the globalisation gap.

Further information on the event is available on the event website.

5GAA will be represented at Network X Americas 2026, taking place in Dallas from 18 to 20 May 2026, by Damian Lewis, NTN Work Item Co-Lead at 5GAA and representative of Viasat.

During the event, Damian Lewis will deliver a keynote address and participate in the session “Monetising satellite connectivity: Unlocking value in LEO and NTN networks”, scheduled for Monday, 18 May, from 14:40 to 15:30 (local time). His contribution will focus on the role of Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) in enabling connectivity solutions relevant to the automotive and mobility ecosystem.

Further information on the event is available on the Network X Americas website.

Sacramento, USA, February 5, 2026 – From satellite-enabled voice calls to automated connected vehicle tolling and real-time road hazard alerts, the future of connected mobility was on display as the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) brought next-generation vehicle connectivity technologies into real-world operations on U.S. roads.

5GAA hosted the Conference “Advancing Connected Mobility in California: C-V2X and Connected Vehicle Infrastructure,” which featured a keynote by Toks Omishakin, California’s 4^th Secretary of Transportation.

The demonstrations highlighted innovations in V2X tolling, non-terrestrial networks (NTN), and safety and awareness and brought together leading automakers, telecom operators, technology, and solution partners to showcase solutions in real-world environments.

“The Sacramento demonstrations represent an important milestone for connected mobility in the United States”, said 5GAA Chairman Christoph Voigt. “Seeing these technologies in action underscores how our members are delivering practical, interoperable solutions that enhance safety, connectivity, and mobility for drivers and communities”.

The live demonstrations showed how connected tolling can streamline travel. 5GAA members, including Audi, Autocrypt, Cohda Wireless, Ettifos, Indra, Microsec, Qualcomm, Valeo, Verizon, and Volkswagen, together with partners FHWA Saxton Transportation Operations Laboratory (STOL), and Kapsch TrafficCom, demonstrated both Network C-V2X (Verizon’s Edge Transportation Exchange, MEC/5G solution integrating with STOL’s CV-MEC and Kapsch) and Direct C-V2X 5.9GHz-based tolling solutions (Audi, Indra, Cohda Wireless and Microsec in one demonstration, while Valeo showcased a solution integrated with CV-MEC and Kapsch). Vehicles approaching simulated toll zones securely exchanged information with roadside units and completed seamless transactions – illustrating how connected tolling can improve efficiency while supporting safer traffic flow.

The demonstrations also highlighted the power of connectivity beyond terrestrial networks. BMW, HARMAN, Qualcomm, Viasat and Fraunhofer showcased NTN satellite technologies, including a live bi-directional voice call over Narrowband IoT networks and satellite-enabled communications. These demonstrations illustrate how vehicles and connected devices can remain fully operational in remote areas, ensuring critical services are maintained even in difficult environments.

C-V2X enabled safety and awareness solutions technologies were another highlight, with HARMAN, Miovision and Qualcomm showing how connected vehicles can help drivers anticipate dangerous situations on the road.  The demonstrations included real-time traffic signal information and road hazard alerts, while AI-enabled roadside sensor systems shared information via Direct C-V2X about unequipped vehicles and other road users to support safety-critical services and improve protection of vulnerable road users

The Sacramento demonstrations underscore the association’s mission to accelerate the deployment of connected technologies, showing how future seamless connectivity is being accomplished today.

Access the 5GAA Demos Brochure and learn more about what to expect in Sacramento here.

Download the full press release here.

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About the 5GAA

The 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) is a global, cross-industry organisation of more than +100 members. For more information about 5GAA, please visit www.5gaa.org.

Contact: Victoria Bech, Communications Coordinator / +32 472 66 61 17 / marcom@5gaa.org