Huawei has teamed up with China Mobile and SAIC Motor to demonstrate what it describes as the world's first 5G-based remote driving technology with a consumer car at Mobile World Congress Shanghai. The demo verified the high-bandwidth, low-latency potential in C-band frequency, laying a foundation for the future development of connected smart vehicles, said Huawei, adding that it provided the 5G technology and China Mobile the connectivity to drive SAIC Motor's smart concept car, the iGS.
In the test, the driver was located over 30 kilometers away from the vehicle. Several high-definition video cameras installed in the car sent multiple real-time HD feeds to the driver, providing him with a 240-degree view of the vehicle's surroundings over a high-bandwidth 5G network. Control signals for the steering wheel, gas pedal and brakes were also transmitted over the 5G network, which provided the ultra-low latency needed to support instant response to different roadside conditions. From his remote position, the driver was able to maintain full control over the vehicle at all times, said Huawei.
The company specified that end-to-end latency for all vehicle control functions was less than 10 milliseconds during the test, meaning that the distance the vehicle travelled between braking and actual deceleration was only eight centimeters at a speed of 30 km/h.
