Executive Insight and Opinion from Around the Automotive, Transportation and Communications Ecosystem
Smart Traffic Management at a Crossroads
Source: EETimes By George Leopold It remains to be seen whether the global pandemic and the shift to remote work have permanently slammed the brakes on morning and evening rush hours. If the daily commute ever returns, one innovation made possible...
Auto Industry Faces Beta Vs VHS Battle Over V2X Technology
Source: Forbes by Ed Garsten Call it a virtual Tower of Babel creating a situation where vehicles equipped with technology to “converse” with each other, even traffic signals, will be limited to communicating only with those speaking the same electronic language. The...
Connected cars: Where’s the autonomous model they promised?
Source: Mobile Europe Like many tracked journeys, the progress of the connected autonomous vehicle is inconsistent and is taking longer than expected, writes Nick Booth. The products aren’t the ones we expected, the delivery time keeps changing and the destination...
COMMENT: AI is transforming road safety
Source: AutomotiveWorld.com FLIR's Michael Deruytter argues that city planners must refocus their strategies in light of technology developments The need for city planners and road users to advance and evolve current infrastructure is growing. Recent shifts in social...
5G Is Pivotal for Autonomous Cars and Auto Industr
Source: Analytics Insight The new 5G mobile networks have been planned considering the automotive business. The momentum for the acknowledgment of autonomous vehicles in standard use is reaching critical mass. Organizations, for example, Tesla and Toyota are presently...
Cars as ‘Connectivity Hubs’ Drive the Driving Market
Source: EE Times By George Leopold 12.04.2020 My neighbor, a Tesla owner, thinks of his 2018 Model 3 as an “iPhone on wheels.” It’s true, and the connectivity between electric vehicles and the wireless infrastructure that updates car software and...
Qualcomm says C-V2X ‘Ready to Go;’ Urges Swift Access to 5.9 GHz
Source: Fierce Wireless At its open meeting next week, the FCC will vote on a revamped 5.9 GHz band, including reassigning 30-megahertz of spectrum for Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) technology, but some things aren’t moving fast enough for Qualcomm. Qualcomm,...
The Road Ahead for Connected Cars: Collaboration
Source: IoTForAll.com Martin Keenan - November 10, 2020 Although the automotive industry has now broadly accepted the emerging C-V2X standard, there is still much work to be done to realize the benefits of connected cars. Much of the infrastructure required to create...
The ‘iPhonification’ Of The Auto Industry
Source: Forbes Tom Raftery Brand Contributor The automotive world is changing rapidly and many of the big name brands we are familiar with today will become the next Nokia, Kodak and Blockbuster, if they don't adapt. In 2011 Marc Andreessen penned his now famous...
How 5G Will transform smart transportation in cities in 2021
Source: TrafficTechnologyToday.com There is a lot of hype surrounding 5G technology, but most of it is concentrated around fast internet speeds for computers and smartphones. Most people aren’t aware of the fact that a vast range of internet-powered devices and...