The “Road to the future: Smart Connectivity”2016 Connected Cars Forum was jointly hosted by GTI and China Mobile in Shanghai on June 28th.  China Mobile invited OnStar, Audi (China), BAIC, BYD, Changan and the other well-known automobile enterprises, and Softbank, Datang, Huawei, Qualcomm, Rohde & Schwarz and other telecommunication companies together to jointly explore the current industry hotspots in V2X, like 5G, Connected & autonomous vehicles, LTE-V2X etc. 5G will provide a number of benefits over current 4G networks, which includes downloads speeds of up to 1Gbps, 1ms latency, and vastly improved network coverage. This is why automobile enterprises believe 5G could be vital in providing the reliability to allow autonomous cars on roads. During the forum, it was also held the China Mobile 5G Innovation Center Partner Award Ceremony. BYD, GAC, Audi (China), BAIC, LeTV Car, OnStar, Changan became center’s new partner. China Mobile 5G Innovation Center is dedicated to driving the maturity of end-to-end communication capability, promoting the development of 5G innovation applications and building a win-win cross-industry ecosystem. The joining of those new partners will promote a collaborative approach across industries and accelerate the maturity of V2X, contribute to the development of GTI Vertical Industry Business Model group, and together with GTI and China Mobile to build the V2X era.