Fortune - USA (2019-12)

C

ARS SHOULD BE FUN TO DRIVE.

But how do you make a self-

driving car fun to drive? The

answer is by outfi tting it with innovative

Internet of Things (IoT) sensors,

devices, and connections, all enabled

by 5G.

It’s a trend already taking hold.

Autonomous-driving features began

hitting the market a few years ago in

the form of sensors. In that short time,

they’ve already spread from luxury- to

value-brand vehicles. According to

Gartner, between 2018 and 2020, the

number of automotive IoT endpoints

will nearly double, reaching a total of

470 million.

New 5G connections are

transforming every industry they

touch—from health care and fi nance

to retail and manufacturing, and

especially transportation. Sensors for

safety, awareness, and convenience, all

networked within the vehicle, will soon

connect directly, providing real-time

decisions—all thanks to 5G innovations.

This shift will fundamentally change

the way drivers and passengers engage

with and utilize their vehicles. With it

will come the full transformation of the

vehicle from a means of transportation

to more of a “living room” experience.

Integrated, connected sensors

working with real-time decision

systems, delivering safer, more

convenient transportation; intelligent

connectivity between vehicles and

everything else around them (vehicle-

to-everything, or V2X); relaxation

behind the wheel because the vehicle

CONTENT FROM KEYSIGHT

5G, IoT, AND YOUR CAR

The rise of 5G and IoT technologies in the

automotive sector will fundamentally change

our relationship with transportation.

“If a traffi c light automatically sends a signal to an

approaching vehicle that it’s changing from green to

yellow to red, no car would ever run a red light again."

• TOM GOETZL, Automotive & Energy Solutions
  Business General Manager, Keysight Technologies

can react faster than the driver—

all this will transform the way we

“passenger.” And this vision becomes

reality only through precise technology

integration and reliable, secure

connections.

AN EVOLUTION

IN THE MAKING

Today, an increasing number of IoT

devices are connecting through a

vehicle’s onboard networks. And the

car itself is fast becoming a mobile

endpoint supporting a wide range of

in-vehicle safety, convenience, and

entertainment features.

Today’s connected cars include

cameras, radar, and motion detection

sensors to assist drivers and help

drastically reduce accidents by seeing

and acting faster than is humanly

possible. Tomorrow’s cars will

automatically connect to wearable IoT

devices for passengers that monitor

health, alertness, entertainment, and a

number of other applications that have

yet to be considered. In the process,

cars will become not just fun to drive

but also fun to experience.

Innovation in vehicle safety will

also grow dramatically with vehicle-

to-pedestrian “X-ray” technology

that enables a car to detect nearby

pedestrians through obstacles, and

vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) “precognition”

communication, which helps

cars avoid chain collisions. Such

advances give vehicles multispectral

vision to see people, animals, and

objects in any weather conditions.

Also, this combination of improved

sensor technologies with vehicle-to-