The 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) welcomes the Council of the European Union’s objection against the proposal for Delegated Regulation on Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS), as a clear signal of support to technology neutrality.

Brussels, Belgium – On 8^th July 2019 the Council of the European Union adopted a decision to object against the proposal for Delegated Regulation on Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS).

5GAA endorses the Council conclusions and will continue to advocate for an EU framework that abides by the principle of technology neutrality, inclusive of all available technical solutions, to improve road safety and traffic efficiency.

The current C-V2X generation, LTE-V2X, is fully standardised and ready for deployment in all world regions as emphasised by announcements from multiple OEMs in the USA and China.

5GAA and its members stand ready to engage in a positive dialogue with the European institutions and all stakeholders to define such a future-proof regulatory framework for cooperative, connected and automated mobility in Europe.

SHANGHAI, CHINA, 27 June 2019 – The 5G Automotive Association, with the engagement of relevant ecosystem actors in China, from Government officials to telecom and automaker companies and the larger 5GAA community, took stage today at the MWC Shanghai 2019 to explain the state of deployment of the ‘Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything’ (C-V2X) technology in this region.

“5GAA is instrumental in supporting the implementation of C-V2X technology in different parts of the world including China. The momentum in China reflects the fact that C-V2X is the verified, mature and preferred future proof technology for connected vehicles”, said Luke Ibbetson, 5GAA board member and Vodafone Group’s Head of Research and Development.

C-V2X as part of Chinese C-ITS standards

Representatives from different Chinese public institutions underlined during the conference that after issuing the three-year Industry Development Plans on Intelligent Connected Cars (ICV) and releasing C-V2X 5.9GHz ITS spectrum last year, ministries now accelerate standards system of ICV in order to solve the issue of interoperability in various scenarios. Meanwhile, the definition of smart highway standard has started in terms of infrastructure digitalization, Road-Transport unity, “Internet Plus” comprehensive services and new generation transport control network which will be enabled by C-V2X infrastructure and devices for both long range and short-range communication.

C-V2X Eco-system

There was strong engagement from industry stakeholders in China as well. It has been shared that 15 chipset/modules vendors are committed to support C-V2X for the Chinese market, 35 manufacturers are able to provide C-V2X infrastructure hardware or software, and in particular 15 car OEMs have recently announced the roll-out of C-V2X from 2020 H2 to 2021 H1. In order to improve C-V2X industry maturity, IMT2020’s C-V2X Working Group last year organized a “Three-Cross” interoperability tests for three Chipset vendors and 12 OEMs. Furthermore, an interoperability test called “Four-Cross” will be hosted to address more stakeholders and security by testing and verifying certification and authority system.

C-V2X Trial and Pre-commercial pilot

Many voices from the business side also explained the details for C-V2X deployment on the roads and vehicles in China, to be followed in other regions. There are more than 20 trials and pilot projects taking place where 100KM roads across 10 provinces will be digitalized with C-V2X.

Wuxi has been designated as national ICV pilot certificated by MIIT. C-V2X deployment in Wuxi will be extended from 240 intersections to 400 this year, focusing mainly on use cases of autonomous driving assistance and green waves for buses. It is estimated that 1-2 bus lanes will be completed with green wave deployment by end of this year, so as to improve punctuality, reduce emergent stop and waiting time of red light for buses.

Yanchong Highway will be deployed with C-V2X to embrace the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

Other regions in China start deploying C-V2X by 2020, for instance, 40KM in Beijing Shunyi district and the international exhibition centre, 42KM in Shanghai Yangshan port, 4.5KM in Xiongan New Area, and the 30KM highway around Hainan province.

On top of showing the strong consolidation of C-V2X in China, the 5GAA event successfully underlined the progress of C-V2X application and services in terms of readiness of the ecosystem and commercialisation. However, China is not alone: 5GAA underlined its dedication to standardization, the eco-system and commercialisation of C-V2X in America, Europe, Japan and South Korea. Once again, 5GAA’s presence at MWC Shanghai successfully outlined the association’s vision in being a global player, and facilitating thought leadership platforms for relevant stakeholders driving towards building a better mobility ecosystem.

 About 5GAA

The 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) is a global, cross-industry organisation of 115 members comprised of leading global automakers, Tier-1 suppliers, mobile operators, semiconductor companies, test equipment vendors, etc. working together to develop end-to-end solutions for future mobility and transportation services.

5GAA is committed to helping define and develop the next generation of connected mobility for autonomous based on Cellular-V2X (C-V2X), the family of cellular technology-based communications.

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The 5G Automotive Association officially became a partner of the City of Turin through the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding, at the occasion of 5GAA’s Connected and Automated Driving Workshop in Berlin on 23 May 2019.

The City of Turin is the first public authority 5GAA is officially partnering with. The Piedmontese capital, home to the Italian automotive industry, will work together with 5GAA to strengthen the collaboration between industry and the public sector and to facilitate the dialogue to drive innovation in mobility and transport. “The signature of a memorandum of understanding with a public authority, the City of Turin, is a first step towards the development of strategy public partnerships. We look forward to a fruitful collaboration” said 5GAA Chairman Christoph Voigt.

The City of Turin has started a linked strategic path to innovation (Torino City Lab, Smart Road) based on the opening of the city to frontier innovation, testing and experimentation on the whole urban territory using real environments and integrating new solutions within the city’s technological infrastructures, attraction and realization of new services. According to Innovation Counsellor Paola Pisano, “the intention is to place Turin into the innovation maps of 5GAA partners, providing the project with the know-how of the territory and the support of the Torino City Lab policy for the development of innovation in the areas of mobility and telecommunications, with a focus on 5G.”

5GAA’s objectives are fully aligned as the association intends to develop new partnerships with public authorities around C-V2X technical and testing activities to accelerate and support time-to-market and foreseen deployments in Europe and other world regions.

The City of Torino will be hosting the next 5GAA meeting in Europe in November 2019.

Recently, the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) filed a petition for waiver with the Federal Communications Commission of the United States requesting that C-V2X be allowed to operate in the upper 20 MHz (5905 MHz – 5925 MHz) of the US ITS band.

In support of this petition, 5GAA member companies have performed a series of tests in an attempt to address anticipated technical questions related to the favourable implementation of this petition. The report describes the test procedures and results that were undertaken to support the 5GAA C-V2X FCC petition for waiver in the 5.9 GHz band.

The report presents results of testing C-V2X in 20-MHz wide CH183 – the channel that has been recently proposed for C-V2X deployment in the ITS band and is referred to as basic C-V2X Channel and it allows for V2V and V2X messages such as basic safety message (BSM), signal phase and timing (SPaT), signal request message (SRM), signal status message (SSM), and others covered by the Road Safety Message under development in SAE standards. The upper part of the ITS band was chosen to minimize impact to DSRC channels, especially CH172.

The viability of C-V2X in 10 MHz has been demonstrated in a preceding report in which C-V2X has been shown to outperform DSRC in terms of reliability, resilience to out-of-band interference and range. This report extends these results by showing that a BSM message sent in 20‑MHz CH183 has the same reliability as previously shown in 10-MHz CH184.

Both lab and field data included in the report demonstrate consistent results:

• C-V2X communication in 20-MHz CH183 has the same reliability performance (Packet Reception Ratio vs. distance) as the identical BSM-like message transmission in 10-MHz CH184.
• Impact of C-V2X high load transmissions in CH183 on DSRC basic safety transmissions in CH172 is negligible up to a 1.4-km range in LOS conditions
• Impact of C-V2X high load transmissions in CH183 on V2I and I2V transmissions in CH178 is negligible up to a 1.4‑km range in LOS conditions
• Impact of C-V2X high load transmissions in CH183 on V2I and I2V transmissions in CH180 is negligible up to 1 km in LOS Conditions

 

Read the full report here.

Photos of the workshop can be found here. Click here to see the photos of the live demonstration. 

Berlin, 23 May 2019 – Smart mobility technology, which we have been developing over the years, is now a reality. ‘Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything’ (C-V2X) allows vehicles to both communicate with the cloud and also directly with each other and their surroundings. Thanks to 4G LTE cellular technology, as well as the emerging 5G generation of high speed and low latency communications, traffic will be optimized, and emissions will be reduced. Emergency services will navigate smoothly and road safety for everyone, including vulnerable road users, will dramatically enhance.

At a live demo event in Berlin, the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) presented a deep-dive into a smarter and safer mobility, giving a sneak peek of the technologies ready to be deployed. Prominent 5GAA members including BMW Group, Daimler, Deutsche Telekom, Fraunhofer Institutes FOKUS and ESK, Ford, Huawei, Jaguar Land Rover, Nokia, Qualcomm and Vodafone, demonstrated C-V2X Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V), Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) and Vehicle-to-Network (V2N) applications.

“Connected mobility standards are no longer a vision for the future,” says Maxime Flament, Chief Technology Officer at 5GAA. “The solutions on show are ready to be deployed today and have huge industry momentum based on the forthcoming 5G capabilities. C-V2X technology is a key foundation for a safe and sound driving environment for pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists, cars and commercial heavy trucks. Global field testing is already in its very final stages and the first solutions are now commercially available from multiple suppliers.”
Using both direct short-range communications and mobile networks offers complementary capabilities as showcased in the demos, which involve tele-operated driving and the provision of emergency traffic information between vehicles using multi-access edge computing (MEC) functionality. All the demos use technology that is ready to be deployed.

A short summary on the 5GAA C-V2X use cases, showcased today at Berlin:

1. A. Traffic Management Solutions: Signal Phase and Timing (SPaT) and Red-Light Violation Warning (RLVW) to Vehicle
Waiting at the red light is not only time consuming, but idling, braking and accelerating release more pollutants. The communication between the traffic signal and vehicle is important to improve traffic flow, thus increasing road safety by preventing accidents. During the demo drive, a BMW Group vehicle equipped with a Qualcomm onboard unit running the Savari ITS software stack and the V2X use cases, communicates with a SWARCO traffic signal, showing C-V2X readiness across multiple vendors.
The use case enables the driver to monitor the upcoming traffic light. The center display of the vehicle shows the current signal phase and how long it will remain. In the Red Light Violation Warning (RLVW) use case, the application in the vehicle uses its speed and acceleration profile, along with the signal timing and geometry information from the traffic signal. If the driver is likely to run a red light he/she receives a warning in the vehicle.
B. Traffic Management Solutions: Emergency Electronic Brake light (EEBL)/ Roadworks warning (RWW)
C-V2X provides the driver with information so that he or she can adapt to the upcoming traffic situation in advance. Fraunhofer FOKUS, supported by Daimler, demonstrate an Emergency Electronic Brake Light Warning: Two vehicles equipped with Huawei onboard units are accelerating, and the car ahead brakes hard. The second car instantly receives a warning, demonstrating the advantage of the low-latency C-V2X communication. Furthermore, a Huawei roadside unit communicates ongoing roadwork via C-V2X to the vehicle. Visitors experience both use cases in the car viewing the warnings on the central display.

2. Real Time Emergency Alerts: Vehicle-to-Network and Network-to-Vehicle services
Vodafone Germany and Ford show connected vehicle technology (V2X) that could alert drivers to an accident ahead, moments after it has happened (via eCall Plus). Furthermore, the system provides early warning that emergency vehicles are approaching – and which side of the road other vehicles should move towards to avoid being an obstruction. Experts believe that survival rates for road accident victims can be improved by as much as 40% if they receive treatment just four minutes more quickly.

3. Live data capture and transmission: Expanded network/Vehicle-to-Network capacities via MEC
An ultra-fast, reliable and precise dissemination of safety-relevant information can save lives. Continental, Deutsche Telekom, Fraunhofer ESK and Nokia demonstrate how information is delivered to vehicles almost real-time via a mobile network, utilizing Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) technology. All data is processed at the edge of the mobile network to reduce transmission time (latency). As a result, event-related data such as emergency warnings as well as high-definition map data are transmitted in milliseconds, improving driving safety on the path to fully automated driving.

4. Combined Network and Direct solution enables the pinnacle of C-V2X technology
Vodafone Group, Huawei and Jaguar Land Rover demonstrate safety critical use cases by combining different communication modes (short direct via PC5 and longer-range network-based via Uu). The provision of a two-stage warning enables vehicles to be made aware of other vehicles approaching the same junction much earlier and allowing action to taken sooner to avoid a crash. Also, the number of road accidents because of unsafe lane changes and blind spots are significant. Using C-V2X technology helps automotive OEMs keeping the cost of implementing such warnings down by not having to install additional ‘one-off’ radio access systems for such warnings. The demos showcased the value and readiness of C-V2X and its ability to seamlessly combine both long range and short-range direct and longer-range network communication links. Specifically, it was shown that at a T-junction – a key site for accidents – connected cars benefit from longer range cellular network communication to deliver safety-related information beyond what alone can be delivered from short-range technology.

5. Remote-operated driving
Remote-Operated Driving (ROD) smooths the path to automated vehicles, anticipating situations in which remote human operator can intervene with the driving of the vehicle. ROD is enabled by low latency communication equipment e.g. by Huawei to deliver instructions or inputs to the vehicle to help it navigate challenging scenarios. Fraunhofer Institute FOKUS, supported by Daimler, showcase the reliability ROD enables already today.

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MWC Shanghai 2019 is where tech industry innovators and influences will gather to explore how intelligent connectivity will shape the future of our digital experiences, our industry, and our world.

This time again, the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) will lead the field of connected mobility by participating in GSMA’s major Chinese congress. On Thursday 27 June 2019, 5GAA will host a morning session with leading automotive and telecommunications companies worldwide, highlighting the readiness of the automotive and telecoms industries as to the deployment of the Cellular-Vehicle-To-Everything (C-V2X) technology.

Following its participation at MWC Shanghai 2018, 5GAA is proud to continue the facilitation of such thought leadership platforms for relevant stakeholders, driving towards building a better mobility ecosystem.

Join us on Thursday 27 June 2019 from 09:00 to 13:00 at the Kerry Hotel Pudong (Ballroom 5-7 on Level 3).

More information on the event page here.

Any question? Please contact marcom@5gaa.org.

KLETTWITZ, GERMANY, 15 April 2019 – 5GAA announced today that multiple technology providers of Cellular-V2X (C-V2X) have achieved successful results showing multi-vendor interoperability. Companies from across the global 5GAA community came together in Klettwitz, Germany, last week to conduct multi-vendor C-V2X interoperability tests at the automotive proving ground of host and 5GAA member DEKRA, a global leader in automotive safety testing. 

The event demonstrated a high-level of interoperability across all participating companies with 96% of the 249 C-ITS safety test-cases successfully communicated based on both the ETSI ITS specifications and IEEE/SAE ITS standards for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) use cases. As a result, the event validated the automotive industry’s maturity to support the commercial deployment this year of C-V2X solutions throughout the world, with both infrastructure and onboard units.

“Interoperability tests represent a unique opportunity for C-V2X vendors to refine their software implementation. This event has shown very satisfying results and prove the technology readiness of the radios,” stated 5GAA CTO Maxime Flament.

Samsung’s (Harman) leadership within 5GAA as rapporteur was vital in bringing together many of the foremost automotive C-V2X companies and their commercial C-V2X solutions and test equipment from across the globe including Cohda Wireless, Commsignia, Huawei, Qualcomm Technologies, Keysight Technologies, Rohde & Schwarz, Savari, WNC and Vodafone Automotive. Ford, LG Electronics, Neusoft and Sumitomo Electric also attended the event.

Trilateral Interoperability

The event showcased multi-vendor interoperability testing by utilizing commercial C-V2X chipset products from Harman, Huawei and Qualcomm Technologies, marking an important milestone.

The week was viewed as highly successful by all participants, as it brought together many of 5GAA’s C-ITS experts for testing and to validate that C-V2X products are both mature and commercially available today for the cooperative, connected and automated mobility ecosystem.

“I’m delighted that the positive results obtained at the 1st European 5GAA C-V2X Interoperability Test derive from the effective collaboration of global players. With our V2X stack we are now amongst the small group of companies worldwide that are ready to deliver state of the art services in connected, cooperative and digital mobility,” said Gion Baker, CEO Vodafone Automotive.

“DEKRA has been delighted to host this historical 5GAA C-V2X interoperability event.  We are very proud to be part of this important development contributing with our technical expertise and unique testing capabilities,” stated Fernando E. Hardasmal, Executive Vice President and Head of the Service Division Product Testing.

“It was a pleasure to support 5GAA in testing C-V2X from radio frequency to region specific ITS applications, forming the basis for interoperability and conformity assessment in a global market,” said Holger Rosier, Technology Manager at Rohde & Schwarz.

“We believe that C-V2X is a cornerstone technology for connected, assisted, and autonomous driving and for seamless user experiences, and is why Harman has launched 3GPP C-V2X globally in all its commercial telematics platforms from 2019″, said Mike Peters, President, Connected Car division, Samsung (Harman).

“5GAA’s C-V2X interoperability event provided an ideal stage to solidify the interworking of various C-V2X solutions, which is essential to realize the full potential of C-V2X,” said Ashok Tipirneni, director of product management, Qualcomm Technologies.

“Together with other participating companies, we are confident to have contributed to the worldwide and European C-V2X ecosystem building. This successful Plugfest has shown the readiness of C-V2X products which will be an important ingredient for the advanced connected and automated mobility.” concluded William Lu, C-V2X Product Line General Manager, Huawei Technologies.

About 5GAA

The 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) is a global, cross-industry organisation of 115 members comprised of leading global automakers, Tier-1 suppliers, mobile operators, semiconductor companies, test equipment vendors, etc. working together to develop end-to-end solutions for future mobility and transportation services.

5GAA is committed to helping define and develop the next generation of connected mobility for autonomous based on Cellular-V2X (C-V2X), the family of cellular technology-based communications.

C-V2X enables both long-range communications via mobile networks as well as direct short-range connectivity for time-critical information (without subscription or network coverage). C-V2X is currently based on 4G/LTE but offers a clear evolution path to 5G.

 

Contact

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Email: marcom@5gaa.org

Web: www.5gaa.org

 

Brussels, 15 April 2019 – The European Parliament and the Council are currently debating a Delegated Regulation on Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS). The European Parliament Transport committee has this week called to halt the approval of this delegated act. We agree.

ETNO, GSMA, the GSA and 5GAA – bringing together the global and European leaders in ICT and automotive – would like to express their highest concern as to the content of this Delegated Regulation. We believe it will downsize safety gains, negatively impact the competitiveness of our automotive sector and the development of 5G technology in Europe. For this reason, we call the European Parliament and the Council to reject the Delegated Regulation in its current form and ensure a revised, tech-neutral and growth-friendly text is put to vote instead, as soon as possible.

Europe risks to be stuck in the slow lane

With technology moving fast, we believe it is of essence that all new rules are future-proof, innovation-oriented in order to maximize C-ITS safety benefits. Currently, the Delegated Regulation fails this test, as it mandates the old Wi-Fi standard 802.11p and it excludes other mature technologies, such as Cellular-Vehicle to Everything (C-V2X), based today on LTE and tomorrow on 5G.

In doing so, it also effectively harms the development of 5G technology in the EU, despite rising global market competition, and it directly contradicts the goals set out in the European Commission “5G Action Plan” and “Digital Single Market Strategy”. Moreover, a technology mandate is a critical political decision, which should remain a sole competence of co-legislators instead of imposing it by a non-legislative act.

Cellular technology is crucial to citizens’ safety

C-V2X is a game-changer for safety. It enables both long-range communications via mobile networks and direct short-range connectivity for time-critical information – without subscription or network coverage. C-V2X offers a unique capability to make vulnerable road users safer by being integrated into smartphones but also holds the potential to connect older cars. Very simply put: cellular technologies can protect pedestrians and cyclists carrying a phone, while Wi-Fi technology is not suitable for this use.

5G technology is tested and it boosts the Single Market

The ConVeX Consortium (gathering global technology leaders such as Audi, Ericsson and Qualcomm) have recently demonstrated that mobile-based technology is ready and it is tested across European borders. This is of essence to ensure a functioning and harmonised European Single Market, as some Member States have already declared they do not have the resources – or do not intend – to deploy Wi-Fi-based solutions. This would create fragmentation where 5G could create harmonisation across EU markets.

Backwards compatibility just does not work

Some voices in the debate claimed that a clause in the Delegated Act would allow for a later revision, hence ensuring backwards compatibility of C-V2X with the mandated Wi-Fi 802.11p technology. Engineers and experts explain that Wi-Fi-based and 5G-based solutions are entirely different technologies using radio waves incompatibly. “Backwards compatibility” would be like expecting a DVD to work in VHS player. This means that unless the Delegated Regulation is made technology-neutral to allow also 5G-based technologies, it will de facto be locked out: European citizens will be relegated to an inferior technology that only a very limited amount of car manufacturers are planning to deploy, while other world regions have already taken steps towards C-V2X deployment.

About Our Associations

ETNO, European Telecommunication Network Operators’ Association – www.etno.eu

GSA, Global mobile Suppliers Association – www.gsacom.com

GSMA, Representing the interests of mobile operators and the broader mobile ecosystem worldwide – www.gsma.com

5GAA, 5G Automotive Association – www.5gaa.org

DETROIT, 11 April 2019 – The 5G Automotive Association highlighted both the safety and commercial readiness of the ‘Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything’ (C-V2X) communication technology during two learning labs sessions and one round-table at SAE World Congress Experience. As a celebration of the recent MoU signature with the OmniAir testing consortium, WCX participants also had the opportunity to discover the testing equipment that enables C-V2X interoperability at the 5GAA networking lounge.

‘Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything’ (C-V2X) technology is synonymous with safety, and is ready to be commercially deployed. These were the main messages from the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) at SAE World Congress, which took place 9-11 April 2019 in Detroit (US).

5GAA representatives from member companies Ford and Panasonic animated two sessions, highlighting the unique benefits of the technology for improving road safety, traffic efficiency. They explained C-V2X role as a key enabler for supporting automated driving whilst strongly emphasizing its technological maturity and commercial readiness.

C-V2X readiness was also reinforced at the 5GAA roundtable on ‘Cloud and Car Enabled Digital Services’, moderated by 5GAA Board member Jim Misener, Senior Director and Global C-V2X Ecosystem Lead at Qualcomm. “C-V2X is all about connecting vehicles with information that is essential for increasing safety and improving traffic flow. Basic safety and advanced driving services communicate between devices with other vehicles, pedestrians and roadside, while many other data exchange and services are supported by the cloud and edge infrastructure using the 4G/5G cellular data network. This is the right combination that will trigger viable investments” said 5GAA CTO Maxime Flament, who took part in the debate.

During the congress, numerous 5GAA representatives gathered at the association’s networking lounge to meet with the CTO to exchange views on the key takeaways generated during the panel sessions. The recent MoU signature with the OmniAir testing consortium, a leading industry association promoting interoperability and certification for connected vehicles, was also celebrated.

C-V2X interoperability Tests – Simultaneously Showcasing in the US and Testing in Europe

5GAA showcased the Rohde & Schwarz C-V2X Testing Equipment at its networking lounge during the SAE World Congress. While participants in Detroit could get a glimpse on how this equipment works; the first 5GAA Plugfest – a multi-vendor interoperability testing event – was taking place using the same equipment in Germany.

The interoperability event took place on the testing grounds of 5GAA Member DEKRA in Klettwitz (Germany) and involved several different C-V2X technology vendors including Cohda Wireless, Commsignia, Samsung Harman, Huawei, Neusoft, Qualcomm, Savari, and Vodafone Automotive. Keysight testing equipment was also used in the tests.

Overall, the test provided valuable insights into the maturity and market readiness of C-V2X technology, as interoperability between devices is the key to unlocking the benefits of Connected Vehicles. It also demonstrated the common high-degree of maturity and convergence amongst the technology vendors delivering C-V2X Communications. This test event, along with the IMT-2020 event in Shanghai in November 2018, is part of the final stages of 5GAA’s pre-deployment activities. This underscores the current maturity of cellular-based LTE-V2X, which will soon be available to drivers worldwide given the right regulatory environment and market conditions. 5GAA member Ford’s recent announcement about their plans for in-vehicle C-V2X deployment both in China and the US is just one testament to this fact.

With this week’s activities in the US and Germany, 5GAA continues promoting C-V2X as a future proof technology that allows faster, and more accurate and reliable communications.

 

About 5GAA

The 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) is a global, cross-industry organisation with 110 members working together to develop end-to-end solutions for future mobility and transportation services. The organisation is committed to helping define and develop the next generation of connected mobility for advanced driving and automated vehicle solutions.

For more information, visit 5GAA’s website, LinkedIn and Twitter pages.

 

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Email: marcom@5gaa.org

The 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) has recently filed a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) presenting the content of its band plan for the 5.9 GHz band.

The filing, which was submitted last 3^rd April, positions C-V2X as the best opportunity to further the vision of ITS in the 5.9 GHz band, outlining that the FCC should pursue a forward-looking approach for licensed ITS operations in the 5.9 GHz band towards facilitating the evolution path towards 5G.

Moreover, the filing also follows-up on 5GAA’s waiver request, filed with the objective of enabling initial deployments of this potentially life-saving technology as soon as possible.

Just on February major stakeholders from the automobile, wireless, and technology industries filed comments to the FCC in support of the 5G Automotive Association’s waiver request seeking permission to deploy Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) technology in a portion of the 5.9 GHz band.