Skip to main content

Ficosa to join 5G Automotive Association

Spanish automotive vision technology company Ficosa is to join the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA), an association of companies in the telecommunications and automotive sectors working to speed development and marketing of solutions to new connected mobility needs and autonomous vehicles. Ficosa will join companies such as Audi, BMW, Daimler, Vodafone, LG, Ford, Qualcomm, Samsung, Huawei and Valeo and hopes to play a key role in 5GAA to define the future of connected mobility solutions. 5GAA aims to
February 24, 2017 Read time: 1 min
Spanish automotive vision technology company Ficosa is to join the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA), an association of companies in the telecommunications and automotive sectors working to speed development and marketing of solutions to new connected mobility needs and autonomous vehicles.

Ficosa will join companies such as 2125 Audi, 1731 BMW, 2069 Daimler, 813 Vodafone, 954 LG, 278 Ford, 213 Qualcomm, 1809 Samsung, 6787 Huawei and 8036 Valeo and hopes to play a key role in 5GAA to define the future of connected mobility solutions.

5GAA aims to accelerate development, standardisation and marketing of solutions for connected cars and autonomous vehicles and their integration into Smart Cities, as well as laying the groundwork for implementing 5G technology in the automotive sector.

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Audi 5G aimed at urban mobility safety in Germany
    October 24, 2019
    Audi is working with Deutsche Telekom and the German city of Ingolstadt to use new 5G technology to improve urban mobility. The partners will seek to develop a digital transport infrastructure that will improve road safety and traffic flows and provide real-time digital services. Audi says 5G can be applied to connected traffic signals at road junctions that exchange anonymised movement data with cars and other road users via the network. This allows drivers to react more quickly to unforeseen movements,
  • Audi 5G aimed at urban mobility safety in Germany
    October 24, 2019
    Audi is working with Deutsche Telekom and the German city of Ingolstadt to use new 5G technology to improve urban mobility. The partners will seek to develop a digital transport infrastructure that will improve road safety and traffic flows and provide real-time digital services. Audi says 5G can be applied to connected traffic signals at road junctions that exchange anonymised movement data with cars and other road users via the network. This allows drivers to react more quickly to unforeseen movements,
  • Lidar Coalition gathers members
    October 7, 2022
    Lobby group seeks to promote Lidar's part in reducing and preventing US road deaths
  • Automotive, Telecom and ITS companies launch C-V2X trials in Japan
    January 16, 2018
    Continental, Ericson, Nissan, NTT Docomo, OKI and Qualcomm Technologies will deliver Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) trials in Japan this year to show the enhanced range reliability and latency benefits the technology’s direct communications operated in 5 GHz band. The project’s results will provide input to ITS-related organisations and government agencies in preparation for connected cars and to prepare for the transition towards the 5G New Radio cellular standard being developed by the 3rd