First 5G-Connected Car Tested by BMW and SK Telecom

BMW in partnership with SK Telecom have just tested the world’s first 5G-connected car in South Korea. The car that was used is named T5. It is done in preparation of the widespread use of the 5G network in the near future.

The actual test was held at the BMW Driving Center in Yeongjong Island, Incheon. Two cars were tested across 240,000 square miles. SK Telecom set up and used a test network that was capable of 20 Gbps throughput. This was achieved through the impressive use of the 28 Ghz band on mmWave transmissions.

360-degree cameras were set up on the exterior and interior of the car. The cameras took 4k videos and it was expected to stream it seamlessly across the network.

“The demonstration of 5G-based connected car technologies marks the very first step towards achieving fully autonomous driving in the upcoming era of 5G” said SK Telecom. It is a step towards an era where big data can be processed and analyzed by Machine Learning systems.

Source: AndroidHeadlines