This Technical Report provides a business study on C-V2X-based tolling in China based on the concept of free-flow ETC. The study, conducted by Tongji University Cooperative Automated Transportation (CAT) Lab for 5GAA, focuses on C-V2X direct PC5 communication-based tolling applications on highways or in highway scenarios.

This study serves as a business analysis, rather than a detailed technical solution. It includes a rough proposal for a roadmap and for PC5 communication-based tolling scenarios, investment analyses of the infrastructure side, and PC5 industrial chain development on the vehicle side, in order to verify the migration possibility and its path between C-V2X ITS and the traditional tolling business model.

 

The document is fully available here.

Through September 15, 2022, a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will be open for Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grants in FY22. It’s an opportunity for companies to apply for a part of $1 billion per year in FY22-26 grants to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries.

The timing is fortuitous. Newly released traffic crash estimates from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) show that traffic fatality rates in 2021 are the highest since 2005. NHTSA projects a final tally of 42,915 lives lost during 2021 in traffic crashes nationwide.

Making transportation safer and more equitable

To support its goals, the SS4A program funds activities that will help lower fatalities on U.S. roads and highways. The program is also an opportunity to fund regional, local and Tribal initiatives aimed at making transportation equitable for all road users.

Equity is an important element in underserved communities, which are disproportionately affected by fatalities among vulnerable road users (VRUs). These users include pedestrians, cyclists and the growing number people using micro-mobility options such as e-bikes and scooters.

Underserved communities also have higher vehicular traffic volumes, trucking routes and major arterial roads. They are characterized by intersections that are unsafe or impassable by foot or bike, and an overall lower level and quality of walking and cycling infrastructure. NHTSA’s projections for 2021 show alarming increases in fatalities for pedestrians (13 percent), motorcyclists (9 percent) and bicyclists (5 percent), making the SS4A funding opportunity even more fortuitous for VRUs.

Applying C-V2X technology to prevent road fatalities

Many roadway deaths are preventable. Cellular-vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) is a wireless technology that allows vehicles to communicate directly with each other (V2V), with roadside infrastructure (V2I) and potentially with pedestrians (V2P). C-V2X supports information sharing to facilitate applications that enhance safety for all road users.

NHTSA believes that safety applications supported by V2V and V2I could eliminate or mitigate the severity of up to 80 percent of non-impaired crashes. Also, connected vehicle technology is on the National Transportation Safety Board’s Most Wanted List of transportation safety improvements.

The following use cases illustrate the immediate impact of safety applications that use C-V2X technology:

• Red-light violation warning (RLVW)
  More than half of all fatal and injury crashes happen at intersections (source). The most common cause of all urban crashes, drivers running red lights result in an average of seven fatalities and more than 1,000 injuries per day at signalized intersections across the country (source).

• Intersection movement assist (IMA)
  Similar to RLVW, IMA safety applications can alert other drivers when someone is running a red light so they can take action to stop before entering the intersection.
• Spot weather warnings
  Inclement weather, which can result in road hazards such as icy patches on highways, are not easily detected by LIDAR sensors. Infrastructure-to-vehicle (I2V) applications can send a warning to approaching vehicles, reducing the potential for sharp drops in speed that can result in road incidents.
• Traffic signal pre-emption
  Aimed at shortening emergency response times to help save lives, this use case allows vehicles like ambulances and fire trucks to remotely trigger a green light. Related V2V applications share this information with nearby vehicles so drivers can take action to move out of the way, reducing congestion along the route to improve safety for first responders and road users alike.
• School zone safety
  C-V2X alerts drivers when they are entering an active school zone and notifies them of the reduced speed limit. Future applications might include automatically slowing vehicles as they approach an active school zone.

See more use cases below.

What you can’t see can hurt you, and C-V2X plays a critical safety role because it allows the vehicle to see more than the driver can see. Regular sensors keep vehicles safe in immediate surroundings; C-V2X provides more robust signaling to help vehicles see around blind corners and many other types of obstructions. It connects vehicles and roadside infrastructure that are not in each other’s line of sight and allows them to share information about traffic conditions.

How C-V2X fits with SS4A

SS4A accepts both Action Plan Grants and Implementation Grants, with the latter drawing upon the foundation of the former. The program calls out four selection criteria:

1. Safety impact
2. Equity, engagement, collaboration
3. Effective practices and strategies
4. Climate and sustainability, and economic competitiveness

Two notable considerations are project readiness and funds to underserved communities.

USDOT lists several sample activities for Implementation Grants that align closely with C-V2X, including these:

• Deploying advanced transportation technologies, such as the installation of connected intersection-based safety solutions and vehicle-to-infrastructure advisory speed limit systems (e.g., intelligent speed assistance — see above)
• Evaluating and improving the safety of intersections by considering innovative design changes, improved delineation, and advanced warning
• Creating safe routes to school and public transit services through multiple activities that lead to people safely walking and biking in underserved communities.
• Promoting the adoption of innovative technologies or strategies for the safety and protection of VRUs in high-traffic areas where commercial motor vehicles (CMVs), pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists interact.

Next steps

As part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, SS4A is a discretionary program with $5 billion in appropriated funds over the next 5 years. A related opportunity opening up in late 2022 is the $500 million Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants from USDOT. Both SS4A and SMART provide a path to federal funding to build novel uses of C-V2X and 5G technologies into the nation’s infrastructure. To provide more visibility for industry stakeholders, USDOT has published a full list of funding opportunities with anticipated dates for 2022.

Applications built around C-V2X can help make intersections safer and reduce fatalities due to speeding in the use cases shown above, as well as in these:

• At-grade rail crossings — alerting emergency vehicles that a rail crossing is closed, enabling early rerouting and avoiding delays in life-saving calls
• Pedestrian crossings — detecting when a VRU is in the crosswalk ahead and warning approaching drivers to proceed with caution
• Incident clearance and response — sending alerts to drivers as they approach an emergency vehicle stopped in or along the roadway ahead, thereby helping to prevent secondary crashes
• Wrong-way driving — detecting drivers who go the wrong way on on-ramps and highways, then alerting the driver, nearby drivers, and law enforcement

These applications can also help make transportation equitable in underserved communities, fulfilling another important goal of SS4A.

Find out how to apply for SS4A grants here and in the USDOT’s “Safe Streets and Roads for All” webinar series.

WCX™ World Congress Experience is a mobility industry’ annual event taking place from 9 to 11 April 2019 for forward-thinking engineers, executives, OEMs, suppliers, decision-makers, disruptors and the entire spectrum of the mobility-engineering field. Experience three days of expert-led technical education, peer-to-peer networking, a technology-driven exhibit floor and global mobility solutions that are shifting the marketplace. From IoT, Big Data and connectivity to automated and unmanned vehicles, and from safety, blockchain and powertrain to sustainability and cybersecurity, WCX covers every corner of the industry.

The 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) will be present at SAE WCX and be involved in different sessions on Wednesday 10 April 2019:

– C2C “Cloud and Car Enabled Digital Services” panel discussion with CTO Maxime Flament – 2:10 to 3:20 pm

– Learning Lab C-V2X use on the road for safety and efficiency – Exhibition Floor, 3:30 to 3:50 pm

– Learning Lab C-V2X momentum and commercial readiness – Exhibition Floor, 4:00 to 4:20 pm

You can also find 5GAA and meet up at our lounge located in the Connect 2 Car Pavilion, n°1307 (map available here).

For more information, please contact marcom@5gaa.org

Information in V2X packets is used by vehicles to make safety critical decisions: it is imperative that such information is correct and trustworthy, representing the true physical reality. 5GAA’s latest White Paper presents the causes behind misbehaviour, which is thereby defined as a wilful or inadvertent transmission of incorrect data within the V2X network, and offers a detailed view of the architecture of the Misbehaviour Management System. After initial identification through the Local Misbehaviour Detection (LMDB), some of these anomalies may be reported to a central authority, known as Misbehaviour Authority (MA), for remediation. The paper finally explores the existing regulations and standards, and the policy questions involved in the topic.

Find the full report here.

The 5G Automotive Association (5GAA), a global, cross-industry organisation with over 115 members working together to develop end-to-end solutions for future mobility and transportation services, is pleased to invite you to the upcoming international workshop on “Connected and Automated Driving” in Berlin on May 23, 2019.

The workshop will gather EU and Member State policy makers from national and local levels, trade associations, 5GAA members and other industry representatives from the automotive and the telecommunications sectors.

The focus of the workshop will be on key issues of the global progress in the field of Connected, Cooperative and Automated Mobility and related challenges of cross-border automated driving, especially in Europe, and the current needs for connected mobility in both rural and urban mobility contexts.

In the afternoon, live demonstrations of C-V2X enabled connected cars, traffic infrastructure and other road users will take place on a fairground close to Tegel Airport (registration required), accompanied by a showcase of C-V2X technology that is ready to positively contribute to increase safety, especially for vulnerable road users, on roads across the world.

Due to limited capacity, the Workshop, Showcase and Demonstration is by invitation only to the groups mentioned above; if you are part of one of these groups please contact liaison@5gaa.org for more information.

In May 2022, the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) came together in Atlanta for a workshop on “C-V2X: Ready to Deploy”, followed by a series of live C-V2X demonstrations. The demos took place in two different locations, the Alpharetta Infrastructure Automotive Technology Laboratory (iATL) and the Peachtree Corners Curiosity Lab, and were open to local authorities and the broader ecosystem stakeholders. Our members showcased cellular vehicle-to-everything services and devices using cellular networks, for a wide range of applications – as shown in the video!

In addition, you can check out here all the pictures of the face-to-face week in Atlanta.

5GAA will discuss connected mobility through C-V2X at Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2019

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).

Click here to have a look at the latest programme and expected speakers.

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

Autotalks is a fabless semiconductor company devoted to vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications for manned and autonomous vehicles.

The 5G Automotive Association marks its 5-year anniversary with the publication of an online booklet covering the main achievements from its early days to the present, amidst the “5 Years of 5GAA” celebrations.

Half a decade has passed since the 5G Automotive Association was founded with the aim of building bridges between the automotive, technology and telecommunications industries to develop end-to-end solutions for future mobility and transportation services. To commemorate such a significant date, the association has launched an exclusive booklet, free and available online, which takes the reader on a journey through the history of 5GAA from its very beginnings.

The report contains a series of interviews with founding members and key partners of the association, such as Pearse O’Donohue (Director of Future Networks at DG CONNECT at the EU Commision), Maja Bakran Marcich (Deputy Director-General of DG MOVE), Adrian Scrase (ETSI CTO and Head of the 3GPP Mobile Competence Centre) or Nicola Farronato (Head of Innovation at the City of Turin). It also includes two letters – signed by Christoph Voight, Chairman of the 5GAA Board, and Chief Technology Officer Maxime Flament –, a review of the history of 5GAA in numbers, and a case study on the successful deployment of C-V2X technologies in China. A number of core themes overarch the pages of the report and allow the reader to better understand some of the priority areas and key drivers of members’ join efforts: road safety, sustainability, collaboration, digital transformation, and more.

Join 5GAA on this exciting milestone by checking out the online report, fully available here. You can also follow the social media hashtags #5YearsOf5GAA and #5GAAnniversary both on Twitter and LinkedIn for more updates.

Enjoy the reading!