5GAA Announces New Executive Director, Americas
John F. Kwant will lead 5GAA’s U.S. activities as the trade association’s first Executive Director, Americas
Washington DC, March 28th – The 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) has announced the appointment of John F. Kwant as the organization’s inaugural Executive Director, Americas. In this new role, he will serve as the principal spokesperson for 5GAA in the United States while developing and executing a public policy and communications strategy to advance the safe and timely deployment of Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (“C-V2X”) technology.
“John is a well-known and respected thought leader and advocate for connected technology deployment, so we are thrilled to have him lead 5GAA’s efforts to facilitate connected mobility in the United States. John’s appointment as Executive Director, Americas signals how far 5GAA has progressed in recent years, and the creation of this position is a natural next step in shaping the new era of mobility and paving the way towards connected driving,” said Christoph Voigt, chairman of the 5GAA Board. “His extensive advocacy experience and knowledge of the connected mobility landscape make him uniquely suited to navigate public policy issues, build relationships, and drive 5GAA’s message in the Americas.”
Prior to joining 5GAA, John spent more than 20 years with the Ford Motor Company, holding various global business, strategy, and government relations roles in Dearborn, Washington, D.C., and Shanghai. Most recently, he was Ford’s Global Director of Mobility and Advanced Technologies, leading global advocacy for autonomous and connected vehicles and mobility solutions. In this role, he was instrumental in establishing 5GAA’s U.S. Policy Taskforce, serving as its Chair for several years.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimated that 42,915 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2021, a 10.5 percent increase from 2020. Many of these incidents could be avoided with the broad deployment of roadway safety technologies like C-V2X. NHTSA has previously estimated that safety applications enabled by V2X could eliminate or mitigate the severity of more than 80 percent of light vehicle crashes.
“With the right policies in place, C-V2X technology will deliver significant safety benefits and would likely help to reverse the rising number of roadway fatalities on our roadways. I believe we’re at an inflection point, with broad public and private sector consensus that now is the time to deploy,” said Kwant. “I am thrilled to be working with recognized leaders in the automotive, telecommunications, and technology industries towards broadscale deployment of C-V2X solutions.”
Kwant is a native Michigander with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan. He also holds both a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Engineering Management degree from Northwestern University.
About 5GAA
The 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) is a global, cross-industry organization of over 130 members made of leading global automakers, Tier-1 suppliers, mobile operators, semiconductor companies, and test equipment vendors. It works together to develop end-to-end solutions for future mobility and transport services. 5GAA is committed to helping define and develop the next generation of connected mobility, automated vehicle, and intelligent transport solutions based on C-V2X. For more information, visit our website www.5gaa.org.
NTT-DOCOMO Inc.
NTT DOCOMO, Japan’s largest telecommunications company, provides innovative, convenient and secure mobile services that enable customers to realize smarter lives.
F2F Meeting, Conference and 5GAA Demonstrations – Turin, Italy
The 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) has the pleasure to announce “The 5G Path of Vehicle-to-Everything Communication: From Local to Global” Conference, Live Demonstrations and Press Event on 14 November 2019 in Turin, Italy.
Conference | Museo Nazionale dell’Automobile
The conference aims at fostering the dialogue between high-level institutional and industry stakeholders on current challenges in the field of connected and automated mobility and provide solutions by presenting the capabilities and deployment models of the C-V2X technology. For this edition, we are glad to announce that we will be welcoming top profiles such as Prof. Vito Mauro, Italian Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Elisabetta Romano, TIM CTIO, as well as Paola Pisano, Italian Minister for Innovation and Digitalisation.
Live Demonstrations | Lingotto & Open Roads
In the afternoon, conference participants will have the opportunity to join a demonstration of C-V2X technology scenarios organised by 5GAA members Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), Audi, Marelli, TIM (Telecom Italia), Vodafone and Ericsson, who will showcase the current state of C-V2X and the future of 5G technology.
Press Event | Museo Nazionale dell’Automobile
As an independent side event to the conference, 5GAA is organising a press gathering with a select group of journalists for them to witness key technology capabilities during six live demos taking place in the streets of Turin and on the Lingotto track. The press demonstrations will showcase how C-V2X is poised to offer significant improvements in road safety and how it will support future autonomous vehicles, lessen traffic congestion and reduce CO2 emissions.
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You can indicate your interest to attend via the following link. Due to limited capacity, we can guarantee attendance only to some of the interested participants.
See the full detailed programme here.
MEC System Interoperability and Test Framework
The present document is continuing the previous work from 5GAA MEC4AUTO studies and reports. The previous work identified a set of possible Use Cases and related KPI’s for evaluating MEC performance. In this document we take a more detailed look at the MEC deployment architecture and the related interoperability and testing issues. Also, the selection of Use Cases and KPI’s is reviewed and updated, and the current status of industry/standards activities for interoperability and testing is also updated.
Read the full report here.
NS-MI Technologies
NSI-MI Technologies delivers accurate and reliable test equipment, and offers a long-term commitment to help our customers maximize productivity of their test programs.
F2F Meeting – Brussels, Belgium
The 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) has the pleasure to announce its Conference on 6 February in Brussels.
This event is intended to advance the dialogue between high-level institutional and industry stakeholders on current challenges in the field of connected and automated mobility. Representatives from the European institutions, from local and national authorities, and 5GAA members will discuss ongoing challenges for connected and automated mobility and provide solutions by presenting the capabilities and deployment models of the Cellular Vehicle to Everything (“C-V2X”) technology.
Find all the details on the OwnCloud: Working Groups > 5GAA Events > 200203_Brussels_F2F_Events
Cybersecurity for Edge Computing
This gMEC4AUTO Technical Report (TR) studies cybersecurity aspects related to MEC (Multi-access Edge Computing) deployments in Multi-MNO, Multi-OEM and multivendor environments.
Starting from an analysis of the threats in this gMEC4AUTO architecture (from security, privacy and trust perspectives), it provides an overview of Mitigation Strategies, as a toolbox of solutions available from standards or from industry-led consolidated implementations, by finally assessing them in terms of suitability from a gMEC4AUTO perspective (MEC in Multi-MNO, Multi-OEM and multivendor environments).
Read the report here.
NovAtel Inc. / Hexagon
Hexagon is a global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies.
5GAA’s Virtual Meeting and General Assembly, May 2020
5GAA’s second face-to-face meeting of the year and the General Assembly are taking place virtually on 11-15 and 18 May 2020.
The General Assembly will take place on May 27, 2020.
More details to follow soon! Stay tuned.
Moving toward Federated MEC Demos/Trials (global MEC)
This document is focusing on the MEC live trials and related public demonstrations of selected automotive use cases in multi-MNO multi-OEM environments, carried out in various regions of the world.
The report explores technical, regulatory and business constraints around deployment of multi-MNO MEC scenarios under different conditions and meeting auto OEM requirements
Read the report here.
