Vehicles in the next few years would be using 5G for communication to keep drivers safe from any upcoming hazard, experts claim.
The drivers would be able to get aware of potholes, black ice, or any other potential hazard that lies in their way by making use of the ultra-fast mobile internet.
According to reports, a number of car producers have started integrating 5G into their cars for the purpose stated above, besides also using the technology in self-driving models.
The automated cars that will employ the high-speed connection will be a lot safer and reliable than the cars we drive today, scientists at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) believe.
The experts also believe that using 5G in cars would drastically reduce the number of traffic accidents, which are currently responsible for injuring around 50m and taking lives of more than 1.3m worldwide as per figures from the WHO.
“To have a better idea of what the future will look like, think of having Tesla-like cars that not only use sensors to scan what’s around them,” research scientist Dr. Dimitrios Liarokapis said.
“They can also talk to each other and exchange safety-related information about their surroundings over an area that covers several square miles.
“I’m sure anyone who has had a bad experience on frozen roads would have benefited from knowing about the dangerous conditions in advance so they could have adjusted their speed or, if possible, even avoided that route altogether.
“The same could be said of potholes. With the help of 5G, a vehicle-generated early warning system that alerts drivers is feasible within the next few years.
“Cars that are close enough to the danger area will transmit warning messages to other cars around them using short-range communication technologies, but also to cars further away using 5G, fast and reliably.
“Then those cars will send the same information to cars near them and so on, forming a joined-up, multi-vehicle communication chain that stretches far and wide.”
US car manufacturer Ford is already using a system that takes information from other Ford vehicles to alert other users.
“We believe we’re the first vehicle manufacturer to offer this independent setup,” Peter Geffers, Manager Connected Vehicles, Platform and Products at Ford Europe, told MailOnline.
“Hazard warnings are displayed considering the driving condition, for example city or motorway driving, to determine the ideal point in time for the advanced warning.”
Dr. Dimitrios continued: “5G is an exciting mobile technology, which will give a massive boost to smart cities and autonomous vehicles among many other things.”
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