Few technologies in the automotive industry have taken as long as Vehicle-To-X (V2X) communications to reach market maturity. Research into V2X began during the 1980s, and aside from Japan, most drivers in the rest of the world have yet to experience the safety and convenience benefits promised by V2X proponents. This is because V2X is, by its very nature, a challenging and ambitious proposition – one that requires OEMs to work alongside governments and road operators in developing complex standards and agreeing roll-out plans.

As the automotive industries in China, Europe and USA shift from researching V2X to planning deployment strategies, OEMs, system suppliers, network providers and local city authorities face different challenges in successfully rolling-out V2X.

The aim of this report is to provide the reader with insight on today’s market situation regarding V2X in four main regions – Europe, USA, China and Japan and how the V2X market is likely to transform over the short term future.