Jim
Lansford (DeepSig), Chair
Azin Neishaboori (General Motors), Vice-chair
Jing
Ma (Toyota), Vice-chair
Carol
Ansley (Cox), Editor
TBD, Recording Secretary
Automotive is a new Topic Interest Group within the IEEE 802.11 working group that will address the problem of WLAN STAs can more effectively and seamlessly use external Access Points in high mobility environments, specifically when the STA is in a vehicle.
Relevant documents presented in WNG that led to the creation of the Auto TIG:
https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/24/11-24-1062-03-0wng-automotive-tig-proposal.pptx
https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/24/11-24-0378-00-0wng-wlan-for-high-mobility-users.potx
The goals of this IEEE 802.11 Topic Interest Group are:
Discuss contributions in the areas of, but not limited to:
o Use cases and requirements
o Key performance indicators
o Technical approaches and 802.11 standard gaps in the areas such as protocols in association & authentication, seamless AP handover, optimized roaming algorithm etc.
o Alternative solutions
Develop and approve a final report (est January 2026) that will summarize the contributions and recommendations
The final report could give details about proposed standards activities if needed, or it may serve as a recommended practice for the automotive ecosystem to improve WLAN connectivity in vehicles.
Main documents
January
Agenda: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/25/11-25-2255-00-auto-agenda-for-automotive-tig-2026-january.pptx
January
Presentations:
o
Draft final report for Automotive TIG
https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/26/11-26-0187-02-auto-draft-final-technical-report.doc
January minutes: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/26/11-26-0207-00-auto-january-2026-auto-tig-meeting-minutes.docx
Closing
report: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/26/11-26-0234-01-auto-2026-january-auto-tig-closing-report.pptx
Achievements
The main achievements of this meeting were:
Review and solicit comments on an initial draft
of the Auto TIG final report
Final steps for completion of the final report
March 2026 plans
Main documents
November Agenda: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/25/11-25-1741-00-auto-agenda-for-automotive-tig-2025-november.pptx
November
Presentations:
o Updated Technical Report Text on Regional HD-Map Downloads and Sensor-Data Sharing Use Cases, Jing Ma (Toyota)
November minutes: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/25/11-25-2146-00-auto-minutes-2025-11-10-auto-tig-meeting-bangkok-thailand.docx
Closing report: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/25/11-25-2168-00-auto-2025-november-auto-tig-closing-report.pptx
Achievements
The main achievements of this meeting were:
Additional contributions of proposed text for
the Auto TIG final report
Plans for completion of the final report
January 2026 plans
Main documents
September Agenda: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/25/11-25-1426-00-auto-agenda-for-automotive-tig-2025-september.pptx
September
Presentations:
Achievements
The main achievements of this meeting were:
Additional contributions of proposed text for
the Auto TIG final report
Plans for completion of the final report
November 2025 plans
Main documents
July
Agenda: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/25/11-25-1054-00-auto-agenda-for-automotive-tig-2025-july.pptx
July
Presentations:
o SD4ADDR: Bridging In-Vehicle Ethernet and V2X via SDN-Based Address Translation, R ben Santos Castelhano (University of Aveiro)
o Proposed Technical report text on Regional HD Map downloads and Sensor Data Sharing Use Cases, Jing Ma (Toyota)
Achievements
The main achievements of this meeting were:
1.
Presentation on bridging
between in-vehicle Ethernet and external 802.11 connections using SDN-based
address translation
2.
Additional contributions of proposed text for
the Auto TIG final report
September 2025 plans
Main documents
May
Agenda: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/25/11-25-0604-00-auto-agenda-for-automotive-tig-2025-may.pptx
May
Presentations:
o Location Information Assisted AP Discovery, Hitoshi Morioka (SRC Software)
o Thoughts on Throughput Improvement for high-mobility STAs, Azin Neishaboori (General Motors)
o Follow-up on proposed IEEE 802.11 Automotive TIG Technical Report Text, Jing Ma (Toyota)
Achievements
The main achievements of this meeting were:
Presentation on use of known AP locations to
assist and speed up connections
Proposals
for throughput improvement when in motion
Additional contribution of proposed text for the
Auto TIG final report
Extension of the Automotive TIG schedule until
January 2026
July 2025 plans
Main documents
March
Agenda: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/25/11-25-0213-00-auto-agenda-for-automotive-tig-2025-march.pptx
March
Presentations:
o IEEE 802.11ai and IEEE 802.11bc for Automotive Use , Hitoshi Morioka (SRC Software)
o Hybrid MLD for Automotive , Federico Lovison (Cisco)
https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/25/11-25-0308-00-auto-hybrid-mld-for-automotive.pptx
o Automotive-TIG-Thoughts on PHY improvements , Azin Neishaboori (General Motors)
o Proposed IEEE802.11 Automotive TIG Technical Report Text on Regional HD Map Updates use case, Jing Ma (Toyota)
Achievements
The main achievements of this meeting were:
Update on the use of Fast Initial Link Setup
(802.11ai) and WLAN broadcast (802.11bc) for automotive use
Possible improvement in mobility using Out Of Band, location, virtual APs, and Multi-Link Operation
techniques
Possible PHY improvements to enhance channel
estimation in high mobility
Additional details about automotive use cases,
including proposed text for the Auto TIG final report
May 2025 plans
Main documents
January
Agenda: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/24/11-24-2082-00-auto-agenda-for-automotive-tig-2025-january.pptx
January
Presentations:
1. Field Considerations on WiFi for Vehicles, Javier Contreras (Cisco Systems)
2. Mobile-Wi-Fi, Lili Hervieu, Steve Arendt (CableLabs)
1. https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/25/11-25-0017-00-auto-mobile-wi-fi.pptx
3. Follow-up of Automotive WLAN use case study, Jing Ma (Toyota)
Achievements
The main achievements of this meeting were:
3.
Detailed discussions about roaming in high
mobility environments and issues with seamless association and authentication
4.
Additional details about automotive use cases
March 2025 plans
Main documents
November Agenda: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/24/11-24-1674-00-auto-agenda-for-automotive-tig-2024-november.pptx
November
Presentations:
1. Passpoint & OpenRoaming for Automotive Connectivity , Necati Canpolat (Intel)
2. Consideration on existing systems and standards for ITS using IEEE802.11 technologies , John Kenney (Toyota Motor North America), Friedbert Berens (FBConsulting)
Achievements
The main achievements of this meeting were:
5.
Presentation on Passpoint
and Open Roaming for vehicular connectivity
Main documents
September Agenda: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/24/11-24-1372-02-auto-agenda-for-automotive-tig-2024-september.pptx
September
Presentations:
1. https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/24/11-24-1526-01-auto-automotive-wlan-use-case-study.pptx
3. https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/24/11-24-1393-01-auto-automotive-tig-technical-report-draft.doc
Achievements
The main achievements of this meeting were:
6.
Officer elections
1. Azin Neishaboori (GM) and Jing Ma (Toyota) were elected as co vice chairs.
7. Two presentations on use cases
8. Presentation on initial draft of final report
1. Some changes suggested
2. Outline will help suggest topics for future submissions
November 2024 plans
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