Vehicle Connectivity and
Mobility Towards Full Autonomy

Exploring V2X, 4G/5G, satellite, low band IoT, WiFi, LiFi, Bluetooth and other wireless technologies. Considering congestion management, interoperability, ecosystem readiness, testing, trials, and pilots. Addressing evolving standards and regulatory demands.

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When

June 19-21, 2018

Where

The Dearborn Inn,
A Marriott Hotel

Dearborn, MI USA

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Register

Limited to 100 seats

First Registered, First Served!

Attendance open to all IWPC Members


Introduction

This workshop will consider use cases for automotive connectivity, current and evolving automotive device design and innovation, wireless connectivity choices and challenges. Experts will explore opportunities, challenges and state of the art technologies to address the evolution of connectivity in support of future highly automated and autonomous driving.

Workshop Goals

  • Considering 5G device design for automotive
  • Exploring mmWave RF Front-End design challenges and mmWave+sub-6Ghz dual connectivity support
  • Addressing roof-mount challenges: reception and temperature
  • Results from massive MIMO and beamforming testing
  • Understanding C-V2X and DSRC co-existence
  • Ensuring clock synchronization between cellular, Bluetooth, WiFi and GNSS
  • Is cellular location accuracy adequate for autonomous vehicles?
  • How will congestion control in C-V2X be addressed?

Agenda

DAY 1
June 19

Tuesday

Registration
C-V2X demonstrations

Brief registration at hotel at 1 pm, bus to depart at 1:30 pm

 

**Limited to 50 persons, first come, first served**

7:00 PM

Evening Reception & Registration

At Hotel

DAY 2
June 20

Wednesday

7:00 AM

Breakfast

8:00 AM

Welcome and Introductions

 

9:00 AM

Keynote

Keynote Presentation

 

Technology Manager

 

10:00 AM

Networking Break

 

10:40 AM

Exploring Automotive Connectivity Use-Cases

 

Automotive Applications for C-V2X

 

Technical Specialist

 

11:20 AM

C-V2X Fundamentals

  • Is there industry alignment or lack thereof on timing for connectivity and automated driving capabilities?
  • What is the automotive industry most concerned about and how are roadmaps are evolving?

Cellular-V2X: Driving Vehicular Communications Forward

 

Senior VP

 

12:00 Noon

Networking Lunch

 

1:00 PM

Extending Cellular Use-Cases for Automotive

  • Connected cars now and in the future
  • Understanding Network Roles
  • LTE to 5G: latency vs 5G footprint
  • Assessing Buildout of 5G
  • Considering the role of Mobile/Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC)
  • Managing Safety and Security
  • Multi-MNO perspectives
  • Exploring Device Roles
  • Addressing Roadside Units (RSU)
  • Industry Certification, Regulatory, Carrier technical approval
  • Is there industry alignment or lack thereof on timing for connectivity and automated driving capabilities?
  • What is the automotive industry most concerned about and how are roadmaps are evolving?
  • C-V2X and how it will integrate with 5G, additional 5G use cases for vehicle platforms
  • Impact on ownership models. Practical reality or wishful thinking?
  • Understanding hybrid solutions - coexistence and different communication technologies
    • C-V2X, WiFi, Bluetooth, etc.
    • Thin client cloud-based vs on-board
    • Privacy and security. Social and political implications of tracking vehicles and the risk of hacking
    • Software integrity in mission critical environment
    • BOM cost impact
  • Optimizing and improving 3G/4G/5G connectivity for automotive
  • Considering 4G C-V2x and 5G C-V2X
  • Exploring IoT use-cases beyond locking / starting vehicles
  • How can existing real estate assets be leveraged for V2X

Cellular Vehicle to Everything (C-V2X) Mobile Network Operator (MNO) Roles

 

Principal-Product Development Engineer

Subscriber Product Engineering

 

 

 

The Public and Private Partnership for AV/CV Deployments

 

Head, Strategy

 

 

 

V2X Use Cases Leveraging 4G and 5G Network Evolution

 

Head of Technology & Portfolio Strategy Development

 

 

3:00 PM

Networking Break

 

3:40 PM

Delivering Assured Connectivity

  • Automotive Connectivity (V2V, V2I); mobility concepts and methods
  • Which wireless protocols are being considered for vehicle connectivity systems?
  • V2X infrastructure requirements
  • Roadmaps for C-V2X adoption, C-V2X specs.
  • Current C-V2x Standards Landscape
  • 3GPP V2X, what's been done in the standards, what is to come.
    • Use of LTE/5G Networks with Edge Computing to complement the on-board vehicle processing
  • What impact will V2X have on legacy networks
  • Understanding system performance
  • Understanding requirements for strict E2E latency and high success packet transmission rates
  • How can downlink multicast be exploited, together with network controlled D2D communication to achieve a diversity gain

Cellular V2x Standardization in 3GPP

 

Senior Staff Engineer

 

 

 

5G Network Design for V2X, Spectrum Challenges, and Co-Existence

 

Director, Technical Solutions

 

 

 

5:00 PM

Panel Discussion

Recap on the day and results from various trials and test track test beds

Panelists:

 

5:40 PM

Adjourn

 

7:00 PM

Networking Dinner - Eagle Tavern

 

DAY 3
June 21

Thursday

7:00 AM

Breakfast

 

8:00 AM

Wireless Connectivity

  • In-car networks
  • What is the role of mmWave communication in future car connectivity (for autonomous driving and infotainment)?
  • V2X, Wi-Fi in car, telematics, Bluetooth use-cases
  • Realistic benefits, challenges, and KPIs for connected cars throughout the coming decade
  • How will information from a car's sensors be processed, packaged, and shared with other vehicles or infrastructure?
  • 5G in Car2X
  • Cellular and 5G connectivity for collision avoidance
  • V2X, Telematics 5G
  • In-vehicle networking technology, current and planned
  • Why V2X for autonomous cars ?

WiGig Connectivity for Vehicle Applications

 

‎Research Engineer

 

 

 

Is Automotive a New Smartphone – A Perspective on Automotive and Mobile Interface Standards

 

Senior Director, Technology

 

 

10:00 AM

Networking Break

 

10:40 AM

Ensuring C-V2X Security

  • Understanding security vulnerabilities of connected vehicles
  • How does the industry ensure the highest levels of security
  • Security requirements, attacks, and privacy protection

 

V2X Security - Security Credential Management System

 

‎In-Vehicle Cyber Security Team Lead

 

 

 

How V2X Sensors can Augment ADAS for Connected Automated Driving

 

CEO

 

12:00 Noon

Networking Lunch

 

1:00 PM

Wireless Connectivity Continued

  • 5G device design
  • Cellular bandwidth requirement for full vehicle autonomy drive
  • V2X, 4G/5G, satellite, low band IoT, WiFi, LiFi, Bluetooth
  • Sensor Fusion
  • How will connectivity and sensors operate in tandem for fully autonomous vehicles?
  • Connectivity
  • Integration of C-V2X with other forms of radio
  • Spectrum Issues - Licensed v/s Unlicensed

Is Your Automobile RF Ready for 5G?

 

‎Sr. Product Marketing Manager

 

 

 

Antenna System Design and Integration Considerations for Autonomous Vehicles

 

‎Antenna Engineering

 

3:00 PM

Networking Break

 

3:40 PM

Test and Validation

  • Mobility infrastructure and simulation environments for connected vehicles
  • Challenges from C-V2X on Test and Measurement
  • Assessing direct communications and system architecture for peer-to-peer communications
  • New requirements for cellular network protocols including distributed congestion control, etc.
  • Testing Autonomous cars
  • Test and Certification of V2X

5G Use-Cases

 

‎Strategic Planner

 

 

 

Challenges of Testing C-V2X

 

‎Automotive Business Development Manager

 

 

 

Test Requirements for the Connected Vehicle

 

‎Director, Global Business Development, ADAS, Konrad

CEO, S.E.A.

 



5:40 PM

Closing Discussion

 

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  3. Who are the attendees?
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  6. What are the travel options from the airport to the hotel?
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  8. Will business cards be collected?
  9. What is the dress code?
  10. How will handout materials be provided?
  1. What is the deadline for presentation/handout materials?

    Deadline for electronic version of presentation/handout materials: Monday, June 11, 2018

  2. What can I do to prepare for speaking an at IWPC workshop?

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  3. Who are the attendees?
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    • We only permit "first hand knowledge experts" in business and technology issues, prepared to contribute to the discussion.
  4. What are the costs/registrations fees?

    ALL Hosts, Speakers, Panel Members and Attendees will be asked to cover out-of-pocket workshop costs such as conference room costs, food (Social Reception plus First Day breakfast/lunch/dinner plus Second Day breakfast/lunch plus Breaks), audio/visual costs, etc.

    These costs will be $999 (USD) per person. (For IWPC Members only.)

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  5. Hotel information?

    The Dearborn Inn, A Marriott Hotel
    20301 Oakwood Boulevard
    Dearborn, Michigan 48124 USA
    Phone: +1 313-271-2700
    Hotel Website

    The IWPC room block rate is $189/night. The deadline for hotel reservations is Friday, June 8, 2018. After that date, rooms cannot be guaranteed at the IWPC rate. You can make your reservations at Book your group rate for IWPC Detroit 2018.

  6. What are the travel options from the airport to the hotel?

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    A Computer Projector will be available for the speakers.

    In addition, we audiotape all presentations and the interactive discussions. Post workshop, presentations are made available to IWPC Members on the IWPC WEB site, along with “recordings” of all presentations and panel sessions.

  8. Will business cards be collected?

    Business cards will be collected at the door from all attendees. We will make copies of these cards, which will be available to all who provided a business card.

  9. What is the dress code?

    Business casual suggested. No ties, please!

  10. How will handout materials be provided?

    For ALL IWPC members:

    All IWPC members are invited to submit materials to be included in the online workshop folder in the IWPC Research Library. This should NOT BE SALES MATERIALS. Rather, we suggest it contain technical information about your technology as it relates to the workshop topics.

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    These materials will be included on the IWPC website Research Library.

    Please submit these materials either by email, as a Word for Windows file, Power Point files or PDF files.

    SUBMISSION OF PRESENTATION:

    • Go to www.iwpc.org
    • Click on IWPC Activities Tab
    • Under Workshop: Vehicle Connectivity and Mobility Towards Full Autonomy
    • Click on Submit Presentation Proposal. Complete the form and attach your presentation.
    • Once we receive your presentation we will send an email confirmation.

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