Status, Recommendations, and Outlook

Book chapter, 2021

When entities share knowledge from their local surroundings, awareness among drivers and automated vehicles can increase immensely and lead to safe and efficient intelligent transport systems (ITS). The ability to connect and share information is the enabler for connected automated driving (CAD) services. Also, non-ITS related services for road users are evolving and require interoperability and trust between service providers. In this chapter, the authors analyze and forecast further research and development (R&D) and standardization needs in C-V2X regarding broader aspects of CAD as well as for connected road users (CRU). They provide stakeholder recommendations to accelerate the development of the CAD ecosystem in terms of regulation, manufacturing, and operation. Overall, CAD enabled by C-V2X will be a paradigm shift in the way transportation is perceived today, and will bring important societal advantages in terms of safer roads, individual time spent commuting, and cleaner air, addressing increasing climate change concerns globally.