5G Smart Cars

The next generation of wireless data communications is

called 5G because it succeeds older protocols. Most of the

current discussion about 5G concerns your phone and other

mobile devices. Because 5G can bring up to 20 Gbps data

speeds to your devices, it enables a better experience.

What might get lost in the noise is that 5G is also going to

enable automakers, governments, and the aftermarket to put

smarter, more connected vehicles on the road through

Cellular Vehicle-to-Anything (C-V2X) communications.

“We announced our 9150 C-V2X chipset in September 2017,”

said Maged Zaki, director of technical marketing at Qualcomm.

“Since then, we have done about 20 trials globally, in the US,

Europe, China, Korea, and Japan. I worked with most of the

automakers on the trials, and Ford just announced that it will

release 5G C-V2X in cars starting in 2022. That’s a big win for

us. Also, we think we’ll get huge traction in China because

China is building new infrastructure that will use the technology.”