The road to 5G for automakers has been long, arduous and bumpy, with setbacks along the way, and little indication of substantial revenues being generated any time soon. This is in contrast to technology developers and hardware or chip makers in the field, such as Qualcomm, which are now chalking up substantial progress. Green shoots though are emerging, with the question then being which of those will grow to bear significant fruit. One area is basic in-car connectivity, which serves as a platform not just for delivery of infotainment or access to real time updates for navigation, but also advanced accident prevention and assisted driving features, bending towards C-V2X (Cellular Vehicle to Everything). With wireless connectivity ever more critical for…