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Verizon and Honda Test 5G Safety Enhancements at Mcity
California’s Honda Motor Co. and New Jersey’s Verizon are teaming up at Mcity in Ann Arbor to research how new connected safety technology using 5G and mobile edge computing (MEC) could ensure fast, reliable communication between road infrastructure, vehicles, and pedestrians sharing the road thus reducing collisions and saving lives.
Honda Motor Co. and Verizon are teaming up at Mcity in Ann Arbor to research new connected safety technology using 5G and mobile edge computing (MEC). // Image courtesy of Verizon
California’s Honda Motor Co. and New Jersey’s Verizon are teaming up at Mcity in Ann Arbor to research how new connected safety technology using 5G and mobile edge computing (MEC) could ensure fast, reliable communication between road infrastructure, vehicles, and pedestrians sharing the road thus reducing collisions and saving lives.
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Through Mcity Consortium, Honda and Verizon Test How 5G Enhances Safety for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
TORRANCE, Calif. and BASKING RIDGE, N.J., April 8, 2021 Through their partnership with the University of Michigan s Mcity, a test bed for connected and autonomous vehicles, Honda and Verizon are teaming up to research how new connected safety technology using 5G and mobile edge computing (MEC) could ensure fast, reliable communication between road infrastructure, vehicles and pedestrians sharing the road, thus reducing collisions and saving lives. Super-fast, reliable and low-latency data transmission at the edge of the network is essential for connected vehicle safety. Verizon s 5G and MEC platforms bring the power of the cloud closer to the vehicle, lowering latency, offering massive bandwidth, and improving communications and connectivity between drivers, other cars, traffic lights, pedestrians and emergency vehicles to improve threat detection and avoid accidents w
Through Mcity Consortium, Honda and Verizon Test How 5G Enhances Safety for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
- Honda and Verizon are working at Mcity to explore how Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband and 5G Mobile Edge Compute (MEC) can ensure fast, reliable communication between road infrastructure, vehicles and pedestrians
- The companies are testing how Honda SAFE SWARM™ using Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband and MEC can reduce the need for AI onboard each vehicle
- Initial tests include next-generation road-alerts to emergency vehicles, pedestrian crossings and red light runners
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TORRANCE, Calif. and BASKING RIDGE, N.J., April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Through their partnership with the University of Michigan s Mcity, a test bed for connected and autonomous vehicles, Honda and Verizon are teaming up to research how new connected safety technology using 5G and mobile edge computing (MEC) could ensure fast, reliable communication between
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TORRANCE, Calif. Through their partnership with the University of Michigan s Mcity, a test bed for connected and autonomous vehicles, Honda and Verizon are teaming up to research how new connected safety technology using 5G and mobile edge computing (MEC) could ensure fast, reliable communication between road infrastructure, vehicles and pedestrians sharing the road thus reducing collisions and saving lives. Super-fast, reliable and low-latency data transmission at the edge of the network is essential for connected vehicle safety. Verizon s 5G and MEC platforms bring the power of the cloud closer to the vehicle, lowering latency, offering massive bandwidth, and improving communications and connectivity between drivers, other cars, traffic lights, pedestrians and emergency vehicles to improve threat detection and avoid accidents when seconds matter most.