Large cities have long begun to see how connected cars are able to detect pedestrians, cyclists and other obstacles thanks to 5G technology , so that the car receives information from the urban environment before it is perceived by the driver himself, and transmits it with the clear intention that the user has predictive information that allows them to speed up and improve the decisions they make behind the wheel at all times. However, now the implementation of this technology also reaches rural areas thanks to Seat, which could translate into a 69% reduction in the risk of traffic accidents. In addition, and as a consequence, the arrival of 5G will bring other advantages such as the reduction of traffic jam problems with which we live daily.
But, let us start at the beginning. When we talk about 5G we refer to the fifth generation, successor to 4G technology, of mobile phone technologies, which allows browsing at a speed of up to 1.2 gigabits per second thanks to its low latency – the time that passes between sending a request until you receive the first bit of response–, which allows you to multiply the number of objects connected to the network. All these possibilities that it offers will help to develop the so-called Smart Cities (smart cities) in the field of mobility.
Thus, and with the intention of starting to implement this type of technology, Seat, Telefónica, the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT), Ficosa and Aeorum have launched a very interesting pilot project. Robledillo de la Jara is a town of 90 inhabitants located in the mountains of Madrid, 80 kilometers from the capital. Its landscape is made up of oaks, pines, golden eagles and, for a few weeks now, drones and IoT (Internet of Things) technology. The project is based on the fact that, thanks to a drone and a connected car, cyclists and obstacles are detected on the road. To do this, a cellular mobile connectivity has been necessary with the first characteristics of this future 5G network. The goal: to give the driver a sixth sense to prevent traffic accidents.
