©Copyright2018GlobalmobileSuppliersAssociation1C-V2XMarketReportAspecialreportbasedonGSA’scontinuousLTEand5GresearchprogrammeApril2018GSAReport|April2018|C-V2XMarketReport©Copyright2018GlobalmobileSuppliersAssociation2IntroductionVehicle-to-Everything(V2X)technologyenablesequippedvehiclestocommunicatewithotherdevicesintheirsurroundings–thosecarriedbypedestrians,othervehicles,ordevicesembeddedinroadtrafficsystems.V2Xpromisestomaketheroadssaferforallusersandmoreconvenientfordriversbyenablingawiderangeofnewsafety,informationandentertainmentapplications.TheV2Xconceptencompassesseveralsub-categoriesofapplication,eachwiththeirowncommonlyusednames.TheseareVehicleto(transport)Infrastructure(V2I),VehicletoPedestrian(V2P),VehicletoNetwork(V2N),andVehicletoVehicle(V2V).Overthepastcoupleofyears,investmentinV2Xhasbeensteadilyincreasingwithoperatorsandgovernmentalbodiesplanningandcarryingouttrialsanddevelopingandbuildingtestsitesand/orrequiredinfrastructure.WearehavealsoseentestsofV2Xonpublicstreetsinlarge-scaleorcity-widetrialssuchasinChinaandSouthKorea.TwotechnologiesareintherunningtobedeployedinV2Xsystems.ThefirsttoemergewasWiFi-based802.11p.VersionsofthistechnologyhavebeenlineduptounderpintrafficsafetysystemsintheUS(usingDSRC)andEurope(undertheauspicesoftheIntelligentTrafficSystems[ITS]initiative)forsometime.Morerecentlyhowever,ithasbecomeclearthatV2Xsystemsusing3GPP-basedLTEand5Ghavealottooffer,andproponentsargueitisbetterplacedthan802.11ptomeetthecommunicationsneedsofV2Xsystems.Thisreportdoesnotcomparethetwo.Itisfocusedentirelyonthedevelopmentoftheecosystemaroundthe3GPP-basedV2XtechnologiesusingLTEand–inthefuture–5G.ThisreportalsofocusesexclusivelyontrialsandinvestmentsbythelikelyultimateV2Xtechnologybuyers–telecomsnetworkoperatorsandgovernment/publicsectororganisations.Vendorshaveinitiatedavarietyofproof-of-conceptdemonstrationsandlabtrials.Asthisreportisfocusedonassessingmarkettraction,thosevendor-ledprojectsarenotincludedinourcountsandanalysisbelow,unlessanetwo...
