As Europe’s automotive industry accelerates toward electrification and intelligent mobility, car manufacturers are evolving into data-driven, software-centric enterprises. Connected vehicles, autonomous driving, and over-the-air updates are generating massive volumes of real-time data, making ultra-reliable connectivity, low latency, and secure global data exchange critical to innovation and operations. At the same time, stringent European requirements on automotive cybersecurity, functional safety, and data governance are reshaping global R&D and production networks.