Qualcomm and Partners Present Interactive C-V2X Demonstration at CES

During CES 2019, Qualcomm announced its ongoing collaboration to accelerate the commercial deployment of cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) direct communications technology to improve roadside safety, traffic efficiency, and advance autonomous driving. As part of the live demonstrations at CES 2019, Audi, Ford, and the Ducati Land Rover 1260 motorcycle will demonstrate driving scenarios using C-V2X direct communications. All demonstration vehicles use C-V2X technology based on the Qualcomm® 9150 C-V2X chipset to demonstrate a cooperative intersection use case, showing how C-V2X can be used to negotiate the right of way when vehicles enter a four-way, unsignaled intersection. Intent sharing and non-line-of-sight (NLOS) conditions in this use case make full use of wireless sensors, especially C-V2X.

The companies also demonstrated other safety scenarios for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V), vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I), showing the maturity and potential of C-V2X technology. The V2V use case focused on the Intersection Traffic Assist (IMA) scenario, a key measure to prevent side collisions at intersections. The V2P scenario demonstrated how C-V2X technology can be used to protect vulnerable road users, including pedestrians and cyclists. The V2I use case focused on the Construction Zone Warning scenario, which aims to warn drivers of road construction ahead in advance and help them perform safe driving operations.

This week’s demonstration in Las Vegas follows successful C-V2X trial validation and interoperability testing in Europe, Japan, Australia, China, and the United States in 2018, and follows the first successful C-V2X interoperability demonstration between a motorcycle, car, and roadside infrastructure by several leading automotive and technology companies, including Ducati and Qualcomm.

Audi, Ducati and Ford have closely evaluated C-V2X technology reliability, high-performance capabilities and maturity through rigorous testing. Currently, C-V2X is the only V2X technology with a clear evolution path to 5G and is backward compatible, designed to provide reliable and consistent performance in real-world driving scenarios. While complementing other advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) such as radar, lidar and camera systems, C-V2X direct communications support an expanding range of safety use cases and enable enhanced situational awareness through detection and direct exchange of critical information. In addition, C-V2X has a strong focus on safety, thanks to established secure transport layers and application protocols defined by automotive standards organizations including the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE 1609 Working Group). Because C-V2X can be easily integrated into all wireless modems to provide direct and network communications, it can be deployed in a cost-effective manner, which is particularly important as the automotive industry moves to deploy wireless connectivity in all vehicles.

Anupam Malhotra, Director of Connected Car and Data at Audi of America, said:

Pierluigi Zampieri, Vehicle Innovation Manager at Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A., said:

Don Butler, executive director of Ford Connected Vehicle Platforms and Products, said:

Nakul Duggal, senior vice president of product management at Qualcomm, said:

Audi, Ford, Ducati and Qualcomm will be presenting live demonstrations in Las Vegas, available by appointment and live-streamed throughout the show at Qualcomm’s automotive booth in the North Hall #5609 and Central Hall #10948 . The demonstrations will also be on display at the Audi and Ford booths.