A coalition of automotive associations have banded together to demand that patent pool Avanci provide more transparency regarding the patents and commercial terms of its 5G Connected Vehicle patent pool. The letter, addressed to Avanci’s CEO, is brief, but reads like a frustrated prelude to litigation. Recently, Germany rocked the boat, by allowing its major automakers to band together, to jointly pursue more favorable patent licensing terms than they might secure individually – as an Automotive Licensing Negotiation Group (ALNG). As BMW and Volkswagen were signed up as Avanci licensees, the news was concerning for Avanci. Now, there appears to be a new front. We noted that the automotive industry was generally unreceptive to the licensing approach pursued by Avanci,…