Mobile World Congress 2024 (2) Connected Car
Software and latest platforms for future mobility
2024/04/18
- Summary
- Software République: "H1st vision" concept vehicle featuring more than 20 innovative technologies
- KDDI: "Connected Car Theater" collaboration with Sony Honda Mobility
- Aptiv: Wind River software integration into the Smart Vehicle Architecture
- MediaTek: "Dimensity Auto" connected car platform
- Faurecia Aptoide Automotive App Store
- trinamiX: Dual face authentication technology
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| Official event logo (GSMA MWC™ Barcelona, organized by © GSM Association) |
The GSMA Mobile World Congress Barcelona, in short MWC™ Barcelona, is an annual four-day event organized by the GSM Association.
It is the largest and most influential event for the connectivity ecosystem and brings together global mobile operators, device manufacturers, technology providers, vendors and content owners.
Like last year it was held at the Fira Gran Via exhibition site in Barcelona from February, 26th to 29th 2024. This year’s motto was “FUTURE FIRST”.
The event was initiated in 1987, and it is now Europe’s largest mobile communications fair.
The 2024 MWC™ Barcelona hosted over2,700 exhibitors, including 930 start-ups and it was visited by 101,000 attendees from 205 countries and territories.
It is the first event of the 2024 MWC™ series and will be followed by the MWC™ Shanghai, which is scheduled for 26-28 June 2024, the MWC™ Las Vegas, which is planned for 8-10 October 2024 and finally the MWC™ Kigali, which will be held from 29-31 October 2024.
The themes at this year’s exhibition were:
- 5G and Beyond
- Connecting Everything
- Humanizing AI
- Manufacturing DX
- Game Changers
- Our Digital DNA
Like last year a whole hall was dedicated to start-up companies in the framework of the 4YFN (Four Years from Now) program. The number of start-ups increased from around 800 last year to 930 this year. The goal of the 4YFN event is to support start-ups, investors and companies to connect and launch new business ventures together.
Compared to last year, a return of the automotive industry was clearly noticeable in Barcelona.
In addition to the Xiaomi SU7 production model and concept vehicles such as the H1st vision from Software République, the cloud-native vehicle from Aptiv and Wind River and the KDDI Connected Car Theater, automotive-related mobile technology trends were represented throughout the exhibition grounds.
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| Xiaomi SU7 (GSMA MWC™ Barcelona, organized by © GSM Association; Photos: Copyright © MarkLines Co., Ltd. All rights reserved) |
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The total event report is divided into two parts.
This is part two which will focus on the concept cars and latest automotive trends, which could be discovered at the show.
Part 1 gives an insight in the latest activities of 5GAA member companies represented at the show.
Next year’s MWC™ Barcelona will take place from 3-6 March 2025.
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SDV-related Technologies - Lectures and Exhibits (Mar. 2024)
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SDV Technologies: Smart Cockpits, SoC for AD and ADAS (Jan. 2024)
Standards and SEP surveys in the field of 5G communications (Oct. 2023)
Auto Summit 2023: Electrification and Digitalization in Germany (Aug. 2023)
Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2023 (2) Smart Mobility Summit (Apr. 2023)
Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2023 (1) (Apr. 2023)
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