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FOREWORD

As we move towards smart transport systems,
vehicles are increasingly being equipped with
value-added services to improve road safety as well
as entertain passengers. We are witnessing the
evolution of vehicles beyond their conventional
role as a means of transport to becoming the third
living space (after home and office). These
advances support the targets envisioned in the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), under
SDG 3 on “Good Health and Well-being”, SDG 9
on “Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure” and
SDG 11 on “Sustainable Cities and Communities”.
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) in
vehicles are able to assist the human driver by
providing vital information on traffic congestion
levels, shortest routes as well as generate
precautionary alerts in case of fatigue and To realize this visionary smart mobility scenario,
distraction of the human driver. Such systems are aspects including standardization gaps and
also capable of assisting with easy driving tasks technological issues need to be explored. With this
and difficult manoeuvres. ADAS and similar in mind, the ITU-T Focus Group on Vehicular
systems can be used to their full potential when Multimedia (FG-VM) was established in July 2018
they can benefit from the communication between by ITU-T Study Group 16 (Multimedia) to study
vehicles and road infrastructure systems, which future vehicular multimedia systems and related
enables exchange of information for better standardization. The Focus Group aimed at
decision-making and improving overall road developing relevant vehicular multimedia use
safety. cases, requirements and architectures, based on the
core standardization work carried out by various
In addition to ADAS, in-vehicle infotainment ITU-T Study Groups and other standards bodies.
systems have the potential to provide a variety of
information and entertainment services, including With the combined efforts of the FG-VM
vehicle-specific information, navigation, live stakeholders, the first output, the Technical Report
television, audio and video content streaming and on “Use cases and requirements for the vehicular
over-the-top media services. The integration of multimedia networks” was finalized in December
embedded screens in vehicles with other external 2019. This is considered to be innovative and
devices to support a range of services is an trailblazing work in this field, and I am very
advanced concept that allows drivers and pleased to include this technical report among
passengers to enjoy various content whilst sitting ITU-T publications. Building on this, FG-VM will
in the car. continue its studies on a Vehicular Multimedia
Architecture.
The high penetration and low costs associated with
satellite-based communication and mobile Experts are invited to contact ITU
networks, can be leveraged to foster seamless (tsbfgvm@itu.int) to understand how to contribute
connectivity for vehicular multimedia. As such, to the vehicular multimedia landscape. ITU-T
vehicular communications are being considered Focus Group on Vehicular Multimedia is an open
not only as complementary technologies, but platform and welcomes participation from all
largely as the foundation for safety applications for interested stakeholders including automotive
vehicles, including emergency calls. Furthermore, companies, ministries of transport, academia and
with the rollout of next generation digital cellular other standards developing organizations, working
networks such as 5G, which aims at even more in the domain of vehicular infotainment.
reliable communications along with security
throughout the life cycle of the vehicle and its ICT
systems, the transportation ecosystem is expected
to further evolve. This scenario brings forth Chaesub Lee
vehicles as an important communication channel, Director
leveraging on the transport-ICT convergent ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau
industries.

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