The 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) and the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a framework for cooperation on tolling, including Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X)-enabled tolling use cases. 

The agreement was formalized at the IBTTA Technology Summit in Orlando, Florida, bringing together more than 1,000 transportation, technology and infrastructure leaders focused on advancing the future of mobility. 

5GAA and IBTTA share a commitment to advancing safer, smarter and more efficient transportation systems through innovation in connectivity and infrastructure. By aligning IBTTA’s leadership in tolling and road management with 5GAA’s global network of automakers and technology leaders, the two organizations aim to support the evolution of integrated, technology-enabled transportation networks at scale. 

“This memorandum provides a structured basis for dialogue and collaboration with the tolling community on topics where connectivity and infrastructure increasingly converge. By working together with IBTTA, we can jointly explore how connected technologies, including V2X, support the evolution of tolling systems and mobility services,” said Christof Schmidt, director general of 5GAA. 

Through this MoU, the two associations will collaborate in areas where connectivity, infrastructure and tolling intersect, including coordinated technical, testing and deployment activities. The cooperation aims to strengthen exchange between industries while ensuring the tolling and road management perspective helps inform the development of connected vehicle technologies. 

“This collaboration advances how tolling and road pricing integrate with connected vehicle technologies in real-world operations,” said Mark Chung, executive director and CEO of IBTTA. “Together, we’re helping drive interoperability and innovation across the transportation system.” 

As part of this collaboration, the organizations will engage in technical discussions, contribute to working groups, coordinate on areas of shared policy interest and support joint activities that advance innovation, interoperability and real-world deployment across tolling and road management. 

About 5GAA 

The 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) is a global, cross-industry organisation of companies from the automotive, technology, and telecommunications industries (ICT), working together to develop end-to-end solutions for future mobility and transportation services. Created in September 2016, 5GAA has rapidly expanded to include key players with a global footprint in the automotive, technology and telecommunications industries. This includes automotive manufacturers, tier-1 suppliers, chipset/communication system providers, mobile operators and infrastructure vendors. For more information, visit www.5gga.org 

About IBTTA 

The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) is the worldwide association for the owners and operators of toll facilities and the businesses that serve them. Founded in 1932, IBTTA has members in more than 20 countries on six continents. Through advocacy, thought leadership, and education, members are implementing state-of-the-art, innovative user-based transportation financing solutions to address the critical infrastructure challenges of the 21st century. For more information, visit www.ibtta.org 

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.

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.

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.