You\u2019ve probably already heard about 5G, the fifth generation of cellular technology, meant to connect everyONE and everyTHING. 5G cellphone technology is 100 times faster than the 4G, resulting in quicker downloads, lower latency in communications, increased reliability and more.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
5G\u00a0reaches 10 gigabits per second \u2013 up to 100 times\u00a0faster than 4G\u00a0\u2013\u00a0so 5G\u00a0networks can deliver the performance level needed for an increasingly connected society<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The 5G connectivity will build upon the advancements we\u2019ve already seen in smart cities nationwide. In fact, according to the National League of Cities, two-thirds of American municipalities already invested in smart city technology. For example, in San Francisco microphones that can detect gunshots were installed in neighborhoods that had higher crime incidents. The smart city technology resulted in 35% less incidents where shots were fired.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
A closer look at 5G technology<\/span><\/strong> With 5G, devices can send, process and react to data in nearly real time which is essential for safe and fully autonomous vehicles<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Warp speed and digital maps are key for self-driving cars<\/span><\/strong> 5G\u2019s ultra-fast and unswerving internet connectivity make vehicle-to-everything communications quick and reliable. A connected car can easily transmit data from other nearby vehicles, road sensors, infrastructure and more.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Cities such as London, Shanghai, Pittsburg, and San Francisco all have test fleets of autonomous light passenger vehicles in operation<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Enhanced mapping is another way to leverage 5G in the automotive world. For a safe drive, an autonomous vehicle relies on HD road mapping for situational awareness such as a cliff at the end of a road. These digital maps\u00a0allow self-driving cars to see around curves, through fog and over large\u00a0vehicles\u00a0blocking the vision of sensors.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Lower latency for lower car accident rates<\/span> Latency is the amount of time it takes to send information from one point to another. In the traditional way of driving, with a driver behind the wheel, human reaction speed takes about 200 milliseconds. So if a driver needs to suddenly brake, they\u2019d need about that much time to react and actually push the brake pedal to come to a full stop.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n 5G\u2019s real-time critical information can be leveraged to provide additional safety concerns before they\u2019re visible, such as an ambulance zipping through the highway or road blocks<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n More driving safety: driverless cars “talk” to traffic lights, road signs, and more <\/span><\/strong> AVs will communicate with everything around them, to avoid accidents and minimize congestion. They\u2019ll need to talk to sensors embedded in traffic lights, road signs, and the pavement to navigate more safely. Self-driving cars will also need to get responses instantly.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n The Boston Consulting Group predicts that AVs will reduce the number of vehicles on city streets by 60% tailpipe emissions by 80%<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Quicker car manufacturing and cheaper labor<\/span> 5G will allow remote car factories to have more connectivity and communication between them too. The assembly lines will have connected robots to speed up production, and work without wires or cables. They\u2019ll also rely on machine learning and AI for improved production.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n The future of driving may just be accident-free, stress-free and emission-free thanks to driverless cars<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Autonomous vehicles are already being tested, however for full mainstream adoption of self-driving cars, infrastructure as well as smarter and safer roads are needed.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You\u2019ve probably already heard about 5G, the fifth generation of cellular technology, meant to connect everyONE and everyTHING. 5G cellphone technology is 100 times faster than the 4G, resulting in…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1592,39,1591,434],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-15313","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-car-buying","7":"category-cars","8":"category-electric-vehicles","9":"category-technology"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Reliable connectivity grants billions of devices to use and transmit data in more places, for major headway to the Internet of Things (IoT), virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence (AI). IoT sensors detect, respond and collect data; working faster to enabling machines, objects and devices to better communicate with each other including driverless cars.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
According to a Chief Technology Officer at Maja Systems, autonomous vehicles ( AVs) will generate about 2 million gigabits of data. \u201cWith an advanced Wi-Fi connection, it\u2019ll take 230 days to transfer a week\u2019s worth of data from a self-driving car,\u201d he said. With 5G, it\u2019ll go from 230 days to just over 2 days.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
<\/strong>According to the National Highway Traffic Administration, about 95% of traffic accidents are caused by human error. Removing humans from the driving equation could save up to 1.25 million people a year. The U.S. boasts the most road crash deaths of any high-income country, about 50% higher than similar countries in Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and Japan. So what does that all have to do with latency?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
5G\u2019s 5 millisecond latency is virtually real-time, so the self-driving car would break faster, much more likely to avoid a car accident. The nearly no-latent processing of data, will allow an autonomous vehicle to \u201csee\u201d roadwork, speeding emergency vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists, and other information for a safer drive.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
<\/strong>With 5G\u2019s abilities to connect everyone and everything, the automotive industry and every part of its supply chain, will experience a major overhaul. From design to assembly line to dealerships, there will be dramatic changes in productivity, efficiency, and improvements overall. In a nutshell, car production will be faster, cheaper and more efficient.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n