South Korea chooses C-V2X to construct next-generation highway security system

South Korea has chosen mobile vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) direct communications as its normal for the constructing of its next-generation automobile communication system.

The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport stated on Tuesday that the nation will use LTE-V2X solely for the constructing of a Cooperative-Clever Transport Programs (C-ITS).

C-ITS goals to permit superior communications between automobiles and base stations across the highway to extend highway security. The system is anticipated to put the inspiration for the deployment of automated driving automobiles 

The ministries in 2021 introduced that it’s going to start trials to find out by 2023 whether or not it can use C-V2X, which makes use of mobile cellular networks, or devoted short-range communications (DSRC), which is a variant of Wi-Fi, as its normal for C-ITS. In September, roughly 150 specialists in a public listening to hosted by the science ministry proposed C-V2X.

South Korea plans to start out nationwide deployment of C-ITS subsequent yr. The science ministry stated it hoped that the collection of LTE-V2X would promote infrastructure spending and product improvement across the know-how.

Deployment of LTE-V2X-based C-ITS is anticipated to start out in earnest in international locations akin to america, China, and India, which can current South Korean firms to broaden globally, the ministry added.

C-V2X is promoted by chip large Qualcomm and automaker Ford in america and Huawei, the world’s largest telecom gear maker, in China.