Autonomous vehicle communications hit record speed using 5G

Posted on 1 Oct 2018 by Maddy White

Researchers have set a 5G communications speed record for autonomous vehicles, this being nearly 40 times faster than current fixed line broadband speeds.

Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) hit 2.867 gigabits per second. Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) hit 2.867 gigabits per second in over-the-air transmissions; this figure equivalent to sending a high definition blockbuster film in less than 10 seconds. Researchers believe the wireless communications technology could allow autonomous vehicles to rapidly share large quantities of…

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