​​The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) organized a workshop on “Vehicular Multimedia Implementation Aspects” which took place fully virtually on 14 March 2023, 9:00 – 12:00 CET. ​​

In 2022, the ITU-T Focus Group on Vehicular Multimedia​ published a Technical Report about the implementation Aspect of Vehicular Multimedia functionalities. This technical report is appropriate basis for the provision of recommendations concerning Vehicular Multimedia implementation, thus the ITU-T SG16 has started drafting a H. series Recommendation, H.VM-VMIA, dealing with this topic and proposes a series of workshops to share its views about standardizing Vehicular Multimedia Implementation Aspects. ​

Objectives
The objectives of the workshop included:

• Presenting the key finding of the Technical Report on Vehicular Multimedia Implementation Aspects published last year, with emphasis on the topics to be developed in the new ITU-T work item: H.VM-VMIA 
• Presenting the findings in the current H.VM-VMIA work item draft, especially the sections addressing important interoperability and user experience issues. 
• Proposing ITU-T SG16 views about further sections to be developed or enhanced. 
• Collecting feedback from the participants from the industry, research or governmental organizations on the current work and future perspectives. 
• Discussing technical details from the participant to contribute to the ITU future work on the H.VM-VMIA work item. ​

Target Audience

Participation in the workshop was open to ITU Member States, Sector Members, Associates and Academic Institutions and to any individual from a country that is a member of ITU who wished to contribute to the work. This included individuals who are also members of international, regional and national organizations. Participation was free of charge

Watch recording here​​

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Programme 

09:00 - 09:05	Welcome Remarks: Hi​deki Yamamoto​​, Q27/16 rapporteur​, Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (OKI)
09:05 - 09:20	​“H.VMIA introduction - Purpose/Scope - Status”: Xing Chen, Xuemei Li, Francois Fischer, Changan Auto & Huawei [Presentation​] ​
09:20 - 09:45	“In-Vehicle Connectivity related VMIA Recommendations”​: Chan​g ​Li,Changan Automobile
​09:45 - 10:10	​“Digital Assistant standardization recommendations for Android OS”: Michael Schlitenbauer, VW - CARIAD ​[Presentation​​]
​10:10 - 10:35	“Cockpit synthesis and vehicle feature HM”: Stéphane Feron, Stellantis​​
​10:35 - 10:55​	​ Coffee Break
​10:55 - 11:20	​“Human-Machine Interaction related VMIA Recommendations”: ​Zehui ​Chen​g​, Changan Automobile
11:20 - 11:45	​“Recommendations for Smartphone Infotainment Assistants”: Francois Fischer​, Huawei Technologies R&D [Presentation​] ​
11:45 - 12:00​	​Conclusions and thank you, Xing Chen, Xuemei Li, Francois Fischer​, ​Changan Auto & Huawei

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