URLLC: 5G’s Most Intriguing and Challenging Use Case
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The quest to increase vehicle automation is among the most pervasive forces in electronics today, spurring innovation at every stage of the supply chain. It has also captured the imaginations of consumers, who envision a future with driverless vehicle travel that is also safer, faster, and more efficient than what is available today.
The Society of Automotive Engineers defines six levels of vehicle automation, from Level 0 (no driving automation) to Level 5 (full driving automation). Achieving Level 5 automation requires communications that are extremely fast and dependable. Level 5 vehicles will feature powerful onboard artificial intelligence processing as well as a host of data collection systems like cameras and sensors.
Vehicles will also need to connect with nearby vehicles, roadside infrastructure, pedestrians, cyclists, and the network to enable features such as vehicle platooning and advanced vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications.
Among the inclusions in the 5G New Radio (NR) standards are two separate groups of technologies — one that improves communications reliability and another that dramatically reduces latency. These technologies support one of 5G’s most important use cases.