Next-generation mobile network and fast data transmission solutions can be used to collect a huge amount of data on vehicles on the road. The information can be used, for example, to provide road weather services, carry out road maintenance and control self-driving cars. Ultimately the aim is to reduce accidents.
Local road weather services are one of the key applications for the collected data. In the future, real-time weather information and warnings can be sent directly to drivers' satellite navigation devices, such as warnings about icy conditions around the corner. Drivers can use the information to choose a different route or change the way they drive."
5G-connected cars, equipped with a growing number of autonomous features to assist the driver, will be able to communicate with sensors and information nodes in smart streets and highways as well as other road users, enabling smooth operation of the transportation network and enhancing road safety.
Fully autonomous vehicles may take some time, but meanwhile a revolution is taking place in the air. Drones will increasingly be used for everything from inspection and surveillance activities in dangerous or inaccessible areas to delivery.
Our great concern still; will the automobile industry respect the fact that the driver does not need any other distraction, while driving?
Although 5G networks are still a work in progress for mobile operators, the pace of deployment and launches is picking up at the same time as the transport industry undergoing extensive and radical transformation, all this for a safer road in the future.
