1. Val Shuman GSC ITS Task Force Chair
DOCUMENT #:
GSC13-PLEN-50
FOR:
Presentation
SOURCE:
GSC ITS Task Force
AGENDA ITEM:
Opening Agenda Item 10 Task Force Updates
CONTACT(S):
V Shuman
GSC-13 GSC ITS Task Force
Val Shuman
GSC ITS Task Force Chair
Submission Date: July 3, 2008

2. Highlight of Current Activities (1)
Facilitation of collaboration in key areas (VSC, ACN, SRR)
Outreach to Software Defined Radio Forum resulted in liaison with ISO TC 204
Supporting dialogue with IEC SMB SG 2 on automotive standardization
Continued monitoring of industry activity

3. Strategic Direction “Anytime/anywhere” now available in cars
Ford SYNC
Chrysler UConnect
BMW ConnectedDrive (with Google)
Consumers are enthusiastic
Ford SYNC cars outselling non-SYNC by 2:1
Global roll-out underway
Telematics services available in US, Europe, and Japan
Recent joint ventures in China
Increased need to address communications requirements for range of safety and information telematics services

4. Challenges
We need a straightforward way to understand existing work and define scope of new work
Consider agreeing on a common architecture among key participants to facilitate coordinated efforts
Organization
Recent Activity
ITU-T
SG 16 Vehicle Gateway Platform effort launched
IEC SMB SG2
Investigating areas for automotive standardization
ISO
WG 17 Nomadic and Portable Devices for ITS Services

5. Next Steps/Actions The Task Force proposes that GSC-13:
Endorse the continuation of the ITS Task Force to:
Serve as a coordination point for global standardisation activities and further the recommendations noted in its report to GSC-12
Continue coordination efforts by holding a meeting between relevant groups to establish a common architecture and improve understanding of existing scopes of work
and
requests its Participating Standards Organisations (PSOs) to:
Review their national/regional activities in each of the topic areas and report on progress at the next GSC meeting