FULLY CONNECTED , FULLY AUTONOMOUS ?
TECHNOLOGY
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The benefits of 5G technology have seen the automotive and telecommunications industries come together to define the next generation of connected mobility solutions ”
— Cyril Leman , Automotive Product Lead , HERE Technologies
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FULLY CONNECTED , FULLY AUTONOMOUS ?
The self-driving car has been a part of humanity ’ s imagination for almost a century now . Back in the 1920 ’ s , these so-called “ phantom autos ” were remotecontrolled by the tapping of a telegraph key . Now , a century later , AVs aren ’ t yet a common sight on our roads - unless you live in Phoenix , of course . However , Faragher believes that expanding 5G networks could be a big piece of the puzzle . After pointing out that most of the IoT will remain rooted in older generations of low bandwidth communication networks for the foreseeable future , he notes that “ the exception to this will be unmanned autonomous vehicles or unmanned remotely-piloted vehicles utilising 5G to stream very large amounts of data in real time , or to provide low latency live remote teleoperation .”
Unfortunately , he notes , while the growth of the edge , powered by the growing 5G networks being rolled out by telecom companies , there remains an “ elephant in the room ”: the issue of perception .
“ A human driver would never drive past a burning fuel tanker on its side
NOVEMBER 2020