Not since Henry Ford’s Model T revolutionized transportation has the auto industry seen so much change. Cars are getting smarter. Every car is expected to be outfitted with hundreds of sensors, from cabin and outward-facing cameras to radars, lidar, and GNSS (global navigation satellite system) technology. This new technology is expected to generate up to 11 petabytes of data per year by 2020.

While advancements in radar, lidar, and camera systems are encouraging, sensors are limited by their line of sight. A new technology called Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) complements the capabilities of existing sensors by providing 360-degree non-line-of-sight (NLOS) awareness, extending a vehicle’s ability to “see” further down the road – even at blind intersections or in bad weather conditions.

Continue reading How C-V2X is paving the way to tomorrow’s autonomous driving at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.

A breakthrough in autonomous vehicle communication has been achieved by researchers at the University of Warwick in the UK, who used 5G to send data speeds of 2.867gbps over-the-air to a Level 4 low-speed vehicle.

The speed record was conducted on the 28GHz millimetre wave band and is 40 times faster than current fixed-line broadband speeds – the equivalent of transmitting the full contents of a high-definition movie in the less than 10 seconds.

With vehicle communication a vital factor for a future of autonomous driving, large quantities of data will be required to be transmitted with speed.

Continue reading 5G data record for AVs set by University of Warwick at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.

Finnish AV research company VTT has worked with Nokia to make its VW Touareg research vehicle ‘Martti’ compatible with 5G, as part its 5G-Safe initiative. The 5G capability is mainly aimed at sending and receiving weather information to and from the cloud.

“One of the solutions being tested now in the project is a Nokia 5G connectivity in Martti, which allows the car to send its observations to a server for analysis across a low-latency 5G link. The data can be used to adapt the car’s behaviour according to actual road weather conditions,” said Matti Kutila from VTT’s RobotCar crew team.

Continue reading Nokia and VTT partner to equip AV with 5G at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.

As part of the AutoAir project, Millbrook Proving Ground has started deployment of 5G network at its UK facility to enable testing of advanced connected vehicles. A dense network of base stations will be installed around the test tracks to provide Gbps real-time connectivity and enable accurate location and connectivity trials at the site.

Peter Stoker, chief engineer for connected and autonomous vehicles at Millbrook, said, “The start of this network deployment sends a fantastic message to developers and innovators in the transport and automotive industries. The technology that will enable them to accelerate their programs is being made available, now.

Continue reading Millbrook rolls out 5G network at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.

Harman has developed and is currently testing 5G-ready multiband conformal antennas for automotive applications. They combine multiple antennas in one module that can be mounted below a vehicle’s body panels.

According to Harman, enabling V2X in CAVs, in addition to the LTE, GNSS, wi-fi, electronic toll collection and other forms of connectivity required in modern cars, could require up to 18 antennas.

To avoid future CAVs starting to look like porcupines, Harman’s multiband conformal antennas mount into an aperture in a vehicle’s body panel – typically the roof area or rear deck – and are covered by a waterproof, non-conductive radome.

Continue reading Harman announces 5G-ready integrated antenna for connected cars at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.