Enhanced network connectivity for a connected car and onboard user equipment

A user equipment (UE), comprising:

• a transceiver configured to communicate with a connected car and with a network;
• and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver and configured to perform operations, comprising:
• establishing a first cellular link between the UE and a first network;
• establishing a connection with the connected car, wherein the connected car has a second cellular link between the connected car and a second network;
• evaluating one or more conditions;
• determining whether to declare the first cellular link as a primary network interface or the connection with the connected car as the primary network interface based on the one or more conditions;
• declaring, one of the first cellular link or the connection with the connected car, the primary network interface;
• when the primary interface is the first cellular link, the UE and the connected car are configured to access network services from the first network via the first cellular link between the UE and the first network;
• and
• when the primary interface is the connection with the connected car, the UE and the connected car are configured to access network services from the second network via the second cellular link between the connected car and the second network.