China Seen Soon Overtaking Europe in Short-Range V2X Deployments

More than 10 million vehicles will be capable of short-range vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications by 2025, reported ABI Research Wednesday. The V2X movement is “full steam ahead” in China, nearing an “inflection point” in Europe and is “closer to getting the green light” in the U.S., it said. Europe last year was the region with the largest fleet of short-range V2X communication-enabled cars but all from a single automaker, Volkswagen, said ABI: "Given the lack of commitment of more automakers so far, by 2023, China alone will overtake Europe. The inauspicious scenario in Europe is leading industry players to place more emphasis on cellular network tests for the time being. However, there are still fundamental business model challenges to be overcome with this route.”