| AODV | On-demand Distance Vector |
| ASN.1 | Abstract Syntax Notation One |
| BRAN | Broad Band Radio Access |
| BSSID7 | Basic service set identifiers |
| C-ITS | Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems |
| CA | Cooperative Awareness |
| CAM | Cooperative Awareness Messages |
| CAN | Controller Area Network |
| CENELEC2 | European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization |
| CSMA | Carrier-Sense Multiple Access |
| DCC | Decentralized Congestion System |
| DEN | Decentralized Environment Network |
| DENM | Decentralized Environment Notification Messages |
| DNM | Default Mode Network |
| DSRC | Dedicated Short-Range Communications |
| ESO | European Level Organizations |
| ETSI | European Telecommunications Standards Institute |
| GBD | Global Burden of Disease |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GNSS | Global Navigation Satellite System |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| ITS | Intelligent Transportation System |
| IVI | Initial Vehicle Information |
| LDM | Local Dynamic Mapping |
| LTE | Long-Term Evolution |
| OBU | Onboard Units |
| OFDM | Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing |
| OSI | Open Systems Interconnection |
| PDU | Packet Data Unit |
| PHY | Physical Layer |
| PSDU | Physical Service Unit |
| RFCOMM | Radio Frequency Communication |
| RSU | Road Side Units |
| SPP | Service Program Process |
| UDP | User Datagram Protocol |
| UMTS | Universal Mobile Telecommunications System |
| UUID | Universal ID |
| V2I | Vehicle-to-Infrastructure |
| V2V | Vehicle-to-Vehicle |
| V2X | Vehicle-to-Everything |
| VAG | Volkswagen AG |
| VANET | Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks |