5GAA

2 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 11 magine a world where the biggest players in the automotive, digital, and road management sectors join forces to drive developments needed for a smoother, smarter, safer, and greener driving experience. The 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) is taking that vision forward, connecting people, vehicles, and transport infrastructure for safer and more efficient mobility. Established in 2016 and headquartered in Munich (Germany), 5GAA is a global association comprised of automakers, telecommunications companies, equipment manufacturers and others that support innovation, standards, and policymaking developments to boost deployment of technologies leveraging fifth- generation mobile networking. The result has been the development of Cellular Vehicle to Everything, or C-V2X, solutions that encompass all road users and vehicle types. But how does it work? C-V2X I CONNECTED ROADS: C-V2X’S ROLE IN HAPING TRANSPORT 5GAA ‘Cellular vehicle-to-everything’ (C-V2X) developments are the ‘x-factor’ in an increasingly connected road transport sector.