Continental, Deutsche Telekom, Fraunhofer ESK, MHP and Nokia successfully conclude tests of connected driving technology on t...
March 21 2019 - 9:01AM
Press Release
- Car2MEC project, funded by Bavarian Ministry for Economic
Affairs, started 2016
- Edge Computing critical for driving safety on the path to fully
automated driving
21 March 2019
Munich, Germany - Local cloud computing (Multi-access Edge
Computing - MEC) is a key enabling technology for connected
driving, specifically for driving safety. It is vitally important
that the industries involved in connected driving work closely
together to turn the concepts into sustainable business for all
parties involved. These are the main conclusions of the Car2MEC
project after two years of intensive trialing and testing by
Continental, Deutsche Telekom, Fraunhofer ESK, MHP and Nokia on the
A9 motorway digital test track in Germany.
Car2MEC was funded by the Bavarian Ministry for Economic
Affairs. The goal of the project was to gain insights into the
value of MEC for connected driving with regards to technology and
network architecture as well as economically. The project partners
tested a number of different use cases on the A9 motorway,
including "emergency warning", "end of jam warning", "variable
speed limit assistant" and "HD maps".
Ronald Hain, backend team leader, Interior Systems &
Technology, Continental: "In the future, Multi-access Edge
Computing will be a very important communication technology for the
connected vehicle. By closing the gap between local real-time
applications and cloud services it will allow us to enhance
automated driving and enable vehicles to cooperate with each other.
In addition, local services effectively utilize the data rate of
LTE or 5G networks. Continental is currently working on a
vehicle architecture that takes this communication technology into
account."
Deutsche Telekom deployed a project specific infrastructure with
two locally separated MEC in the test area at the A9 motorway. The
testbed shared resources with the LTE live network and had been
operated for 12 months allowing for extensive test drives. This set
up was a unique opportunity to assess MEC technology in a
real-world environment: public road and commercial cellular network
with many parallel users.
"The project results validate the performance of edge computing
over our 4G networks as a potential enabler for automotive cases
that require low latency and ultra-high reliability," says
Alexander Lautz, Senior Vice President 5G, Deutsche Telekom. "Going
forward, we will continue to collaborate with partners in the
automotive sector on the evolution of the technology and its
application in connected and automated driving solutions that will
deliver the best driving experience."
In the project, Fraunhofer ESK's hybrid communication units
enabled time-sensitive applications for connected vehicles with
proven, standardized protocol and message sets. A highly efficient
distributed messaging service (GeoService) deployed on the
multi-access edge nodes provided low-latency connectivity between
the vehicles and a direct link to localized services. In
combination with Fraunhofer ESK's adaptive networking algorithms,
which select the most suitable communication path at runtime, the
complementary strengths of different technologies can be exploited
to provide optimized Quality-of-Service (QoS) for each application
and context.
Karsten Roscher, senior scientist at Fraunhofer ESK: "This
project gave us the chance to evaluate and enhance our hybrid ETSI
ITS solution in a commercial cellular network with future 5G
additions in mind. While the edge cloud improved end-to-end latency
by more than 20ms, the 4G radio access network is still a limiting
factor for more demanding future services. However, we believe the
combination of edge cloud and 5G will shape a completely new
landscape of connected and distributed applications."
MHP provided insights into MEC's value for connected driving
from a business perspective. MHP identified critical success
factors for potential commercial ecosystems driven by the new
technology. The business opportunities MEC offers to the automotive
industry are ambiguous, yet promising. Several possible areas of
action were identified in the project. Cooperation and
partnerships, in addition to standardization and a clear value
proposition for each stakeholder's investment, are seen as crucial
for future development.
Olaf Kleindienst, partner at MHP: "Everybody is talking about
the connected car and, in some ways, the connected car is already
there. But it still has some way to go and many questions remain,
particularly around the fully connected car. The fully connected
car represents a new environment for the automotive industry and
the established key players must reinvent themselves, with new
business models. We see projects like Car2MEC as an excellent
opportunity to think ahead and discuss questions around this new
environment at an early stage, with different perspectives."
Nokia's Multi-access Edge Computing technology (MEC) brings
cloud computing resources closer to the roadside, enabling much
faster reaction times (latency) in the network compared to
centralized cloud architectures. This is crucial for applications
like emergency warning or end-of-jam warning where milliseconds can
make a big difference. The testing confirmed that time critical
information can be delivered from one car to another in less than
30 ms in an LTE network combined with a MEC based Edge Cloud. Also,
the performance of latency critical and data intense applications
like HD positioning and maps improved significantly when supported
by an Edge Cloud infrastructure.
Uwe Puetzschler, Car2MEC project lead and head of Car2X at
Nokia : "The results from this project mark a big step forward
on the way to safe and automated driving. We have demonstrated that
the Edge Cloud on top of 4G and 5G networks allows to deploy
distributed applications that meet the requirements of the
automotive industry in terms of latency and reliability. This will
accelerate a commercial deployment of the technology."
About NokiaWe create the technology to connect the world.
We develop and deliver the industry's only end-to-end portfolio of
network equipment, software, services and licensing that is
available globally. Our customers include communications service
providers whose combined networks support 5.7 billion
subscriptions, as well as enterprises in the private and public
sector that use our network portfolio to increase productivity and
enrich lives.
Through our research teams, including the world-renowned Nokia
Bell Labs, we are leading the world to adopt end-to-end 5G networks
that are faster, more secure and capable of revolutionizing lives,
economies and societies. Nokia adheres to the highest ethical
business standards as we create technology with social purpose,
quality and integrity. nokia.com
Media Inquiries:Nokia Communications Phone: +358 10 448
4900Email: press.services@nokia.com
Nokia (NYSE:NOK)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2024 to May 2024
Nokia (NYSE:NOK)
Historical Stock Chart
From May 2023 to May 2024