@article{3070802,
    title = "5G connected and automated driving: use cases, technologies and trials in cross-border environments",
    author = "Hetzer, D. and Muehleisen, M. and Kousaridas, A. and Barmpounakis, S. and Wendt, S. and Eckert, K. and Schimpe, A. and Löfhede, J. and Alonso-Zarate, J.",
    journal = "EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking",
    year = "2021",
    volume = "2021",
    number = "1",
    publisher = "Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH",
    issn = "1687-1472, 1687-1499",
    doi = "10.1186/s13638-021-01976-6",
    keywords = "Automation;  Automobile manufacture;  Budget control;  Information services, Automated driving;  Automated vehicles;  Car manufacturers;  Cooperative collision avoidance;  European Commission;  European Countries;  Real time service;  Technical challenges, 5G mobile communication systems",
    abstract = "Cooperative, connected and automated mobility (CCAM) across Europe requires harmonized solutions to support cross-border seamless operation. The possibility of providing CCAM services across European countries has an enormous innovative business potential. However, the seamless provision of connectivity and the uninterrupted delivery of real-time services pose technical challenges which 5G technologies aim to solve. The situation is particularly challenging given the multi-country, multi-operator, multi-telco-vendor, multi-car-manufacturer and cross-network-generation scenario of any cross-border scenario. Motivated by this, the 5GCroCo project, with a total budget of 17 million Euro and partially funded by the European Commission, aims at validating 5G technologies in the Metz-Merzig-Luxembourg cross-border 5G corridor considering the borders between France, Germany and Luxembourg. The activities of 5GCroCo are organized around three use cases: (1) Tele-operated Driving, (2) high-definition map generation and distribution for automated vehicles and (3) Anticipated Cooperative Collision Avoidance (ACCA). The results of the project help contribute to a true European transnational CCAM. This paper describes the overall objectives of the project, motivated by the discussed challenges of cross-border operation, the use cases along with their requirements, the technical 5G features that will be validated and provides a description of the planned trials within 5GCroCo together with some initial results. © 2021, The Author(s)."
}