Volkswagen confirms Qualcomm as silicon partner for autonomous vehicles
Volkswagen-owned automotive software company CARIAD has said it will use system-on-chips (SoCs) from Qualcomm for its new automated driving platform, for use in all Volkswagen car brands from the middle …
Nokia shifts private 5G sales strategy to go all-indirect, zero-touch, mega-sized
Another challenge, apart from devices, with the mission to scale industrial 5G is with sales channels. Speaking a while back, following its “flagship” arrangement with system integrator Kyndryl for its …
GSMA and 5G-ACIA team up on industrial 5G for Industry 4.0
The GSM Association (GSMA) and the 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation (5G-ACIA) are to collaborate more deeply on industrial 5G for smart manufacturing. The pair have signed a …
Porsche test drives private 5G from Ericsson at Leipzig production plant
German sports car manufacturer Porsche has recruited Ericsson for a private 5G network at its manufacturing production complex in Leipzig, in Germany. Porsche is using an enterprise 5G licence from …
Top 10 global manufacturers using 5G
To further explore the intersection of 5G and manufacturing, register for the 5G Manufacturing Forum. Global manufactuers are starting to adopt 5G to improve manufacturing processes. 5G technology offers manufacturers …
Volkswagen recruits Nokia for private 5G network at flagship factory in Wolfsburg
It is a year late, but automotive giant Volkswagen has deployed a private 5G network at its main plant in Wolfsburg in Germany. Nokia has supplied the networking equipment for …
Arm intros reference architecture to help automakers grasp ‘software-defined future’
UK-based chip design company Arm has announced new software architecture and hardware platforms for emerging software-defined automotive systems, including for driver assistance, infotainment, electrified powertrains, and ultimately for autonomous vehicles. …
Volkswagen reaches for the cloud with Microsoft to orchestrate smart cars
Volkswagen Group is to build a cloud-based ‘automated driving platform’ on Microsoft Azure to accelerate development of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and automated driving functions for group car brands. …
Industry to drive URLLC-era 5G market to $23bn by 2030 – with boom for operators
It is a little early, some way ahead of the standardisation schedule, but the first (?) market-sizing forecast is in for Release-17 era ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC), pegged as the …
“The future starts here” – four cases of industrial AR in automotive manufacturing
The hottest new digital tech in the automotive space is not the electrification or automation of vehicles. It is not, actually, sensors or analytics in production facilities. Instead, it is …
