5G Automotive Association

The 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) is a global, cross-industry organisation of companies from the automotive, technology, and telecommunications industries. Its goal is to develop end-to-end solutions for future mobility and transportation services, so avoiding incompatibility problems from the beginning.
History.
The 5G Automotive Association was created in September 2016, by Audi AG, BMW Group, Daimler AG from the side of car makers, Samsung, Ericsson, Huawei, Intel, Nokia, as producers of telecommunications equipment and Harman, Qualcomm as a firmware manufacturer
. In 2017 the 5G Automotive Association signed a letter of intent with the European Automotive Telecom Alliance (EATA) for cooperation. Since its inception, 5GAA has rapidly expanded to include key players with a global footprint in the automotive, technology and telecommunications industries. This includes automotive manufacturers, tier-1 suppliers, chipset/communication system providers, mobile operators and infrastructure vendors. More than 130 companies have now joined 5GAA.
Organisation.
The 5GAA is a registered voluntary association. It has a hierarchical structure. There are twelve top (platinum) members (including the founders), prime (gold) members, having the right to propose members for leading positions and general members.
The 5GAA Board supervises and advises the Executive Committee in all material respects, in particular with regard to strategic considerations. The Board is composed of eighteen members, elected by the General Assembly every year, out of which:
The 5GAA Working Groups develop the frameworks, practical aspects, required standards, and business cases for 5G and the future application of connected mobility solutions. 5GAA has seven Working Groups on:
Priority Areas.
5GAA has eight priority areas:
Members.
As of February 2020, 5GAA counts 134 members: A1 Telekom, Airbus, Airgain, Alps Alpine, American Tower, Analog, Anritsu, Apple, Applied Information, Askey Computer, AT&T, Audi, Autocrypt, Autotalks, BAIC, Baidu, Baoneng Automotive, Bell Mobility, BlackBerry, BMW, Bosch, Bureau Veritas, CATT, Cetecom, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Transinfo, China Unicom, Cisco, Cohda Wireless, Commsignia, Continental, CTAG, Daimler, Danlaw, Dekra, Denso, Deutsche Messe AG, Deutsche Telekom, Dt&C, Eberle Design Inc., EdgeConneX, Equinix, Ericsson, Faraday Future, FarEasTone, Faw, FCA (CRF), FEV Group, Flex, Ford, Fraunhofer Institute, Geely Automobile, Gemalto, General Motors, Granite River Labs, HERE Technologies, Honda, Huawei, Hyundai America, Hyundai Mobis, Infineon, Intel, InterDigital, Jaguar Land Rover, KDDI, Keysight, KPIT, KT R&D, Lear, LG, Links Foundation, LMT, Marben Products, Marelli Europe S.p.A., Microsec, Mitsubishi, Molex, Murata, NavInfo, Neusoft, NIO, Nissan, Nokia, Noris, NTT Docomo, Oakland University, OKI, Orange SA, Panasonic, PFU, Pirelli, PSA, Qorvo, Qualcomm, Quectel Wireless, Renault, Rogers Communications, Rohde & Schwarz, Rohm Semiconductor, SAIC, Samsung, Savari, SGS, Shanghai Gotell, SIAC Shanghai, Sirius XM, SK Telecom, Skyworks, Softbank, Sony, Sporton International Inc., ST Engineering , Sumitomo, Svyaz-sertificat, Swift Navigation, TE Connectivity, Telecom Italia, Telefonica, Telstra, Telus, Tencent, Terranet, TNO, TüV Rheinland, Valeo, Veniam, Verizon, Viavi, Vodafone, Volkswagen, Volvo Cars, Wistron NeWeb Corp., ZF, ZTE
Work.
The 5G Automotive Association works for the standardization needed for the implementation of driverless, autonomous driving in cooperation with standards organizations such as ETSI, 3GPP and SAE.
5GAA primarily focusses on the deployment of cellular based communication, also known as Cellular-V2X. The association works on all aspects that may enable the market introduction of C-V2X: technology, standards, spectrum, policy, regulations, testing, security, business models and go-to-market. 
Promotion of C-V2X.
5GAA acts as a central point to inform the public on V2X emerging technology by demonstrating feasibility and holding conferences on the topic.