The present document aims to study the requirements of positioning, build understanding of the positioning system framework, and offer the corresponding technologies according to the requirements and environments, as well as some demonstrations in High-Accuracy Positioning for Vehicle-to-Everything (V2XHAP) services.

With the evolution of V2X services from assisted driving to automated driving, the use case requirements are also changing in terms of the availability of network coverage, level of uncertainty, availability of features for simultaneous localisation and mapping (SLAM)-based positioning techniques, reliability, latency, speed, data rate, communication range, as well as positioning accuracy, which is changing from metre level to sub-metre level. Different from other services, positioning information is one of the essentials to guarantee the safety of Internet of Vehicles (IoV). Some important KPIs for positioning have been described in 3GPP, such as positioning accuracy, latency, update rate, power consumption, etc. Furthermore, there are some specific needs in terms of V2X service scenarios, such as continuity, reliability, and security/privacy, etc. All positioning KPIs for V2X mentioned above need to be clarified, especially positioning accuracy which is the most basic requirement in V2X service.  In some use cases, such as automated driving, remote driving and platooning, centimetre-level positioning with stable performance provides the necessary accuracy and safety assurance.

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After last year’s cancellation, 5GAA is happy to bring again a Partner Programme to MWC Shanghai 2021 on Wednesday, 24 February, 9.30 AM-12.30 PM (CST).

Smart mobility technology is already here. C-V2X technology now allows connected vehicles to communicate with the cloud, directly with each other and with their surroundings. Thanks to 4G LTE cellular technology, as well as the emerging 5th generation of high speed and low latency communications, 5G, traffic will be optimised, and emissions will be reduced. Prominent members  will update you on how C-V2X fuels the automotive connected revolution, with a comprehensive overview of its latest development in China including the valuable perspective of Chinese regulators.

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5G will help vertical industries to achieve the ‘internet of everything’ vision of ubiquitously connected, highly reliable, ultra-low latency services for a massive number of terminals. Network slicing is considered as one of the key features for 5G allowing in particular to support the different needs of various vertical industries, including the automotive industry. Network slicing is a concept for running multiple logical networks (which could be customised and provided with guaranteed Service Level Agreements, SLAs) as virtually independent business operations on common physical infrastructure.

To limit the scope of this work, it will initially focus on the very basic functions of a mobile network, which are to provide coverage, throughput, and latency for data transmission between the vehicle (UE) and a backend infrastructure (i.e. mobile networks) using the network slicing approach. In further steps, the scope of this work shall be extended from how to use network slicing to tackle the additional functional and operational requirements from the automotive industry and their business implications.

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ETSI specifications ensure interoperability, safety, and security of C-V2X technology development

In July 2020, the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) partnered with global ICT standards organisation ETSI to organise a remote cellular-vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) Plugtest. The LTE-V2X System Profile is the first of its kind to be specified by an independent, accredited standards organisation in Europe (ETSI TS 103 723).

The system profile provides industry wide upper layer configuration guidelines for C-V2X deployment and employs C-V2X technology from 3GPP Release 14. The system profile and the global standard it represents will lay the foundations for standardised direct cellular communications technology in the automotive sector; making product development faster and ensuring that safety and security are at the core of all new technologies.

“LTE-V2X provides a seamless evolution path towards 5G employing new radio V2X (NR-V2X). The latter will allow even better performance and further enhanced features, while keeping backward compatibility with LTE-V2X”, said Maxime Flament, CTO, 5GAA. “OEMs will especially benefit as the technology will allow long life cycles, which are essential for automotive products.”

Several automotive LTE-V2X devices were successfully tested during the second ETSI C-V2X Plugtest™ in addition to Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) stations and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) vendors in order to assess the level of interoperability of their implementation and to validate the ETSI ITS specifications. An overall interoperability success rate of 94% was achieved during the second ETSI C-V2X Plugtest.

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BRUSSELS, 8 September 2020 – In the next two to three years, the 5G Automotive Association’s (5GAA) expects to see mass deployment of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) use cases geared towards improving traffic efficiency and road safety around the world. This vision is outlined in a new White Paper released by 5GAA which explores how leading automakers, mobile
network operators and their suppliers see the world of automotive connectivity evolving over the coming decade. 

Vehicles talking to one another but also to roadside and telecom infrastructure and operators – so-called V2X communication – is just the tip of 5GAA’s vision for ‘advanced 5G-connected driving’. In its latest White Paper, 5GAA offers a comprehensive roadmap to guide all parties involved in this near-term market development, bringing both automotive and telecom sectors together to fulfil what 5GAA sees as a powerful digital ecosystem in this fast-moving field.  

The Paper highlights selected end-to-end V2X applications factoring in the necessary technological evolution, industry readiness and spectrum needs. 5GAA has developed ‘advanced driving’ use cases such as Cooperative Manoeuvres and Sensor Sharing in conjunction with both the adoption of Cellular Vehicle-To-Everything (C-V2X) standards and the availability of the required technologies and devices. These provide a tangible account of how advanced driving is taking shape globally.  

“Success in this endeavour requires to have all industry stakeholders on-board, including telecoms and automotive. Only then will new business opportunities and necessary investments be secured to fuel this ‘ecosystem’,” said 5GAA’s CTO and spokesperson Maxime Flament upon the White Paper’s launch.  

With close to 200 million ‘connected vehicles’ already on the roads worldwide in 2020 and a growing number of vehicles with the ability to exchange traffic and road condition information over cellular networks, the foundations for 5G-connected driving are well established, the Paper points out. Further progress in coming years will pivot around 5G-V2X use cases for more efficient and safe driving. From 2025 onwards, 5GAA anticipates mass rollout of more advanced automated driving and safety use cases supported by vehicle connectivity. Additional automated driving functionalities are anticipated as from 2026.  

Between now and 2024, ‘connected’ digital road infrastructure will pave the way for real-time or ‘dynamic’ traffic updates, hazard warnings, and high-definition mapping services. Towards 2026, advanced vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) cooperation will further boost automated driving developments, including sharing sensor data and cooperative manoeuvring.  

To fully support this evolution, 5GAA calls on national and regional administrations to make sufficient radio spectrum available for mobile communication networks in targeted low- and mid-bands, and it recommends harmonised use of the 5855-5925 MHz band for communication between road users and roadside infrastructure within the wider international digital traffic ecosystem.  

Here, the White Paper acknowledges that some 5G-enabled applications may prove challenging to implement, while others will be easier and offer valuable lessons going forward: “Low-hanging fruit applications addressing OEM fleets, such as automated valet parking and tele-operated driving will open the door to more secure, safe and interoperable vehicle-to-network automotive applications across borders.”  

Charting a clear way forward… 

All in all, to deliver end-to-end V2X services and unlock the true value of vehicle connectivity, 5GAA considers that the realisation of its roadmap would require:  

(1) sufficient spectrum for short-range direct communications at 5.9 GHz 

(2) high levels of mobile network coverage along the roads 

(3) sufficient service-agnostic mobile network spectrum for mobile network-based communications, in addition to the bands that are currently identified for International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) use. 

The essence and great promise of 5G is that it makes better use of the radio spectrum, boosts mobile network coverage, security and safety, while delivering environmental benefits for citizens and consumers. To chart a clear way forward, 5GAA calls on all players to work together while implementing the use cases highlighted in the Paper, as well as other measures outlined in 5GAA technical reports and papers.  

About 5GAA 

The 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) is a global, cross-industry organisation of companies and OEMs from the automotive, technology and telecommunications industries working together to develop end-to-end solutions for future mobility and transportation services. 5GAA is uniquely placed to support 5G-V2X advances because it unites all major automotive, chipset, technology, telecom-mobile infrastructure and mobile network operators. In less than three years, more than 135 global players, including pioneering OEMs, have signed up to 5GAA’s vision. 

For more information, please contact our media team at marcom@5gaa.org  

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Press Briefing slide deck

Road safety is a crucial aspect of mobility both for individuals as well as for policymakers. Road fatalities, in the European Union (EU), for example, have decreased by approximately half between 2001 and 2018 from 54,000 to 25,100 per year. However, in recent years, the number of fatalities has been on a stable level, and additional efforts are needed to further reduce the number of deaths and severe injuries.

5GAA has made VRU protection a priority area and this White Paper therefore aims at shedding light on the safety benefit that selected V2X use cases offer, which can have a significant impact on the protection of the most vulnerable traffic participants. Ultimately, this also has a positive impact on health-sector costs incurred, by reducing the number of people suffering serious injuries with life-changing consequences.

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This work reports the analysis, extension and classification of a set of Tele-Operated Driving (ToD) use cases, with the aim of providing a shortlist, which will serve as a basis for further activities related to technical requirement derivation and business considerations.

The ToD Work Item (WI) aims to describe the requirements and framework needed for ToD service provisioning for automated vehicle operation, covering the possible interfaces and stakeholders. This WI focuses on the tele-operation of vehicles after an incident or in difficult situations (including parking), also potentially taking the network conditions before the incident happened into account.

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The NESQO Work Item (WI) kicked off in February 2018 with input from car makers, in order to address key automotive requirements on a selected set of identified use cases. The main objective of the study was to provide Predictive QoS for C-V2X in 5G, utilising technologies including End-to-End Network Slicing, Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC), an evolved QoS framework and Machine Learning.

Upon conclusion of the NESQO WI, the need for a follow-up WI was put forward; some of the topics already identified in the original WID were not fully covered in the NESQO TR and needed further study. Additionally, new requirements had been identified, that were relevant to the agreed scope but not included in NESQO.

This document addresses the 5GAA WG2 Work Item ‘Enhanced End-to-End Network Slicing and Predictive QoS’.

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The 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) is proud to be again a partner of the European Telecommunications Standard Institute (ETSI) in the second C-V2X-only Plugtests™ event, to take place remotely from 20 to 31 July 2020. This interoperability test will be held with the support of the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).

Building on the extremely positive results of the interoperability events of 2019 in Klettwitz and Malaga, this second edition of the C-V2X Plugtests™ will focus on testing ITS Security features (EU ITS Security Policy and EU ITS Certificate Policy) in order to support the C-V2X ecosystem in the C-ITS deployment according to the highest security standards, crucial for the creation of a single European trust domain. The interoperability test specification for ITS security ETSI TS 103 600 v1.1.1 will represent the basis of the test plan for the testing event.

Registrations are open until 12 June. For any further information, please consult the official event page.

5GAA has proudly partnered with ETSI for their first C-V2X Plugtests^TM. The testing, that took place from December 2^nd to 6^th at the Malaga premises of the 5GAA Member DEKRA, has been concluded with a success rate of more than 95% of the executed tests, showing an extremely positive level of multi-vendor interoperability.

The event

The event demonstrated a high-level of interoperability across all participating companies employing 320 C-ITS test-cases, where devices were successfully communicating with each other directly and without network connectivity based on ETSI TC ITS and 3GPP standards, in both lab and field environments. In addition to the existing ITS upper layer interoperability test specifications from ETSI, participating companies conducted also the recently adopted 5GAA cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) IoT test specification for mode 4 operation over the PC5 direct communication access layer interface.

The positive results showed the industry’s maturity to support the commercial deployment of C-V2X solutions throughout the world, with both infrastructure and onboard units.

“Testing European LTE-V2X radios with ETSI was an important milestone on our global strategy to accelerate C-V2X time-to-market and finally deploy C-V2X on the European roads” commented 5GAA CTO Maxime Flament.

Plugtests™ represent a fundamental tool to allow vendors to evaluate the interoperability of their systems, strengthening cross-industry cooperation and the entire C-V2X ecosystem. Moreover, this event was a further milestone in the cooperation between 5GAA and DEKRA, a leader in automotive safety testing, that already had the chance to collaborate during a previous Plugfest in April 2019.

The week was viewed as very successful by participants (65% of them were 5GAA members), as it brought together roughly 70 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.

At the end of the event, Bob Banks, 5GAA WG3 Chair (Vodafone Group), declared “The results clearly show the maturity of not only the C-V2X technology but also the products from different vendors as crucial and available enablers for connected and safer mobility”.

“I’m glad we could successfully demonstrate again that C-V2X is working as expected and that so many companies are ready for deployment in Europe” stated Ralf Weber, 5GAA WG3 Vice Chair (Qualcomm).

The Workshop

During the event, 5GAA also organised a joint workshop on December 4^th, on the latest developments related C-V2X Interoperability and Deployment. Standards experts from 3GPP and ETSI TC ITS offered thorough presentations on the ongoing developments related to standards that are already supporting the deployment of C-V2X. Subsequently, speakers from the European Commission, the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Global Certification Forum (GCF) presented updates on ITS and how C-V2X can favour its deployment.