AT&T, Ford, Nokia, and Qualcomm Technologies are helping to accelerate the development of connected cars with the first announced Cellular-V2X (C-V2X) trials in the U.S. The initial testing phase is expected to begin later this year.
The goal of the trials is to demonstrate the potential of C-V2X technologies as defined in 3GPP, including support for improved automotive safety, automated driving, and traffic efficiency. The trials will also be aimed at demonstrating to automakers and road operators the anticipated cost-efficient benefits associated with embedded cellular technology in vehicles and synergies between the deployment of cellular base stations and roadside infrastructure.
As wireless technology becomes prevalent, vehicles are using the cellular network for various tasks, ranging from emergency calls and over-the-air (OTA) updates, to diagnostics and real-time traffic updates.
Safer, smarter driving is coming. Together with @ATT, @Ford, & @Nokia, we’ve begun the 1st U.S. tests of #CV2X. https://t.co/sCouMDFIhJ
— Qualcomm (@Qualcomm) October 31, 2017
For this trial, C-V2X platforms are expected to be installed in Ford vehicles using the Qualcomm 9150 C-V2X solution to facilitate direct communications, and are complemented by AT&T’s 4G LTE network communications and ITS platform that takes advantage of wireless base stations and multi-access edge computing technology from Nokia. For the new communication technologies being deployed, McCain will help facilitate the effective integration with existing and emerging traffic signal control infrastructure.
Testing will support direct C-V2X communications operating in the 5.9 GHz ITS spectrum to explore the safety enhancements of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) use cases, including do not pass warning, intersection movement assist, and left turn assist, to name a few.
The trials will also support advanced vehicle communication capabilities for improved traffic efficiencies, such as real-time mapping updates and event notifications relayed using AT&T’s cellular network and Nokia Cloud Infrastructure.
Cameron Coursey, VP, AT&T IoT Solutions
Leveraging the evolution of embedded cellular technologies for V2X communications holds great potential to advance safety benefits to all road users.
Thorsten Robrecht, Head of Vertical Network Slices, Nokia
Nokia has a keen interest in creating safe, efficient, and dynamic operating environments for autonomous vehicles, and we have gained much experience from our European projects over the last few years.
