This topic aims to support an early wave of deployment actions for 5G systems deployment along transport paths for connected and automated mobility (CAM) including safety and non-safety services. These may encompass roads, rail, and inland waterways, and if appropriate in combination with other modes of transport based on early preparatory work that already started before the submission of the proposal. Unlike for the other subsequent waves, applicants will not be able to rely on prior CEF-funded inception studies; nevertheless, the results of preparatory works providing a basis for deployment plans are expected to be included in the proposal, building on other types of studies or on the basis of results generated by ongoing