5G as an Enabler of Connected-and-Automated Mobility in European Cross-Border Corridors—A Market Assessment

Dimitrios Rizopoulos (), Marina Laskari (), Gerasimos Kouloumbis, Ioanna Fergadiotou, Patrick Durkin, Kati Kõrbe Kaare and Muhammad Mahtab Alam
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Dimitrios Rizopoulos: Inlecom Innovation, Tatoiou 11, Kifissia, 14561 Attiki, Greece
Marina Laskari: Inlecom Innovation, Tatoiou 11, Kifissia, 14561 Attiki, Greece
Gerasimos Kouloumbis: Inlecom Innovation, Tatoiou 11, Kifissia, 14561 Attiki, Greece
Ioanna Fergadiotou: Inlecom Innovation, Tatoiou 11, Kifissia, 14561 Attiki, Greece
Patrick Durkin: Inlecom Commercial Pathways, Core B, Block 71, The Plaza Park West, D12 WDN2 Dublin, Ireland
Kati Kõrbe Kaare: Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), Ehitajate tee 5, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia
Muhammad Mahtab Alam: Thomas Johann Seebeck Department of Electronics, Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), Ehitajate tee 5, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 21, 1-30

Abstract: 5G systems are capable of facilitating remarkable technological advances and promoting sustainability in Internet-of-Things-centric fields, such as the Transport and Logistics (T&L) sector and applications in Connected-and-Automated Mobility (CAM). The current article provides an overview of the latest developments in the applications of the 5G mobile network standard in CAM and is specifically focused on analyzing existing and potential applications within European T&L corridors and subsequent markets. A focused marketplace analysis is conducteFd, highlighting the demands of commercialization clusters within European cross-border markets, as well as an analysis of how some of these demands can supplement the deployment of 5G products and services in the coming years. With the aim of providing a macro-level description of the landscape of 5G applications in CAM, the authors further discuss and classify the markets’ influencing factors according to the PESTEL framework, which is further enhanced to include the recent impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. The findings display that while 5G is a crucial underlying technology for the establishment of CAM, several factors, such as international security, political coordination at the EU level, and common technological standards across EU member states, will have a central role in the successful deployment of its applications.

Keywords: 5G networks; connected-and-automated mobility; sustainable transportation; macro-level industry influences; PESTEL analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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