By 2022, 50% of new vehicles will be shipped with V2V (Vehicle-to-Vehicle) hardware, a technology that enables real-time short-range communication between vehicles. According to new research the technology, using 5G, will play an important role in the advance and development of autonomous vehicles.
The report, from Juniper Research, found that the total number of V2V-enabled consumer vehicles on the road will reach 35 million by 2022, up from less than 150,000 vehicles in 2017.
According to Juniper Research, the strong growth rate of 376% CAGR reflects the early stages of roll-out for V2V, but will still only represent 2.7% off all vehicles.
The research found that the V2V technology, launched by Mercedes Benz and Cadillac, alongside GPS, LiDAR (Light-Detection and Ranging) and road mapping, V2V will be amongst the critical technologies in delivering autonomous driving systems.
{loadposition peter}Research author Sam Barker says that in order for V2V to be successful, OEMs must include cellular connectivity to provide OTA (Over-The-Air) firmware updates, and the research recommended that OEMs implement 5G technology at the earliest opportunity to benefit from the newly enabled services.
Barker says 5G will play a pivotal role in the future of the V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) communications. Low latency, high bandwidth and wide coverage will be the key enabler of new services such as in-vehicle audio streaming and V2I (Vehicle-to-Infrastructure) services, such as safety and weather warnings for drivers.
And, as the complexity of these services increases, Juniper estimates that future automotive technologies, including autonomous systems, could each consume up to 1 terabyte of data per day.
“For V2X to meet future expectations, development must continue on the premise that 5G will be the underlying connection. This will be underpinned by increasing cross-industry collaborations such as the 5G Automotive Association,” Barker says.
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