This SpringerBrief presents key enabling technologies and
state-of-the-art research on delivering efficient content distribution
services to fast moving vehicles. It describes recent research
developments and proposals towards the efficient, resilient and scalable
content distribution to vehicles through both infrastructure-based and
infrastructure-less vehicular networks. The authors focus on the rich
multimedia services provided by vehicular environment content
distribution including vehicular communications and media playback,
giving passengers many infotainment applications. Common problems of
vehicular network research are addressed, including network design and
optimization, standardization, and the adaptive playout from a user's
perspective.