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How 5G Will Influence Autonomous Driving Systems
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We’ve heard a lot about 5G in recent years.
5G is the fifth generation of telecommunications technology that is used for the broadband of cellular networks. In short, it’s a technology that provides devices, such as mobile phones, with extremely fast internet access and connectivity.
Currently, almost everyone will have a 4G connection via their mobile phones. 5G is set to be the next version of this kind of technology but unlike its predecessors, it will do so much more than simply allow people quick and easy access to the internet.
While this is a big part of the 5G network, it has also been designed to connect machines, objects and a whole host of other devices to the network. And this includes vehicles.
The 5G network is continuing to expand at a pace across the UK. And as well as the variety of benefits it’s likely to bring to our smartphones, it will enhance the future of autonomous driving, too.
Unsurprisingly, one of the biggest factors that autonomous vehicle manufacturers are focusing on is safety.
Primarily, the 5G network will allow for the introduction of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications.
The emergence of the 5G network will allow vehicles out on the road to communicate with one another like never before. This will be done via V2V communication, which utilises the 5G network to essentially give a vehicle the ability to ‘see around corners’. This means that other cars out on the road will be able to identify other vehicles and prevent potential collisions.
Similar to V2V communication, its V2X counterpart gives vehicles a clear view of other obstacles that may be on the roads. Cars will be able to communicate with objects, pedestrians and traffic management systems thanks to the 5G network, allowing them to sense hazards and, if necessary, take emergency action such as applying the brakes. Protecting human life is clearly the ultimate aim here, and V2X communication will sense pedestrians due to the 5G signals emitted by their mobile phones.
While we’re still a long way away from seeing fully autonomous vehicles on our roads, huge progress has been made in recent years. Companies such as Tesla, Ford, Volvo, Audi and more have already started taking significant strides, introducing some autonomous driving systems into their vehicles.
Predominantly, this includes a number of assisted driving systems that help drivers with a number of functions when behind the wheel. These include things such as parking assistance, autonomous emergency braking, intelligent speed assistance and more.
These systems are regarded as the first steps into vehicles becoming autonomous, and are set to become more and more commonplace in the coming years as the era of autonomous driving continues to grow.
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