5GAA, Audi, Ford and Qualcomm Showcase C-V2X Direct Communications Interoperability to Improve Road Safety

WASHINGTON, D.C. (ots) - C-V2X Communications' Superior
Performance, Synergies with Telematics Units and Evolutionary Path
Towards 5G Offers Greater Potential to Save Lives; World's First
Showcase Across Vehicle Manufacturers Shows Readiness for Industry
Deployment as Early as 2020

5G Automotive Association (5GAA), Audi AG (NASDAQ: AUDVF), Ford
Motor Company (NYSE: F) and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary
of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), announced today the world's
first demonstration for Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) direct
communications technology operating across vehicles from different
manufacturers. C-V2X is a global solution for V2X communications to
support improved automotive safety, automated driving, and traffic
efficiency, and is the only V2X technology based on globally
recognized 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) specifications
with ongoing evolution designed to offer forward compatibility with
5G, and leveraging upper layer protocols defined by the automotive
industry, including Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE) and the
European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) organizations.
The demonstration showcased the benefits of using C-V2X real-time
direct communications on the globally harmonized 5.9 GHz ITS spectrum
for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) collision avoidance and improved road
safety without any dependency on cellular operator network
involvement, credentials or coverage. The organizations also unveiled
initial field test results showing a significant range, reliability
and performance advantage of C-V2X direct communications, with more
than twice the range and improved reliability compared to 802.11p
radio technology. Based on C-V2X's potential to enhance safety and
save lives, the 5GAA, Audi, Ford and Qualcomm Technologies encourage
the broad automotive ecosystem to accelerate adoption of C-V2X, which
is expected to be deployed as early as 2020.

Featuring Audi and Ford vehicles which incorporate the C-V2X
technology utilizing the C-V2X chipset from Qualcomm Technologies,
the showcase exhibited various scenarios of how C-V2X communications
is beneficial for road safety. These scenarios included situations
with obstructed or no visibility, including Left Turn Assist and
Emergency Electronic Brake Light use cases, in which
vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications alerted surrounding vehicles
when cars were turning left or braking. Additional use cases were
featured, including a vulnerable road user (VRU) demonstration