WhichEV.Net
  • Buying Advice
  • EV Answers
  • Features
  • News
    • All
    • Charging
    • Commercial Vehicles
    • Consumer Vehicles
    • Cool Car Tech
    • Curiosities
    • Design
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Industry
    • Legal
    • Market
    • Motorsport
    • Public Sector
    • Records
    • Rumours
    • Safety
    • Sharing
    • Solar

    Volvo introduces the EX30 as the next step in sustainability

    Is Sunak considering a special £625 a year road tax for EVs?

    VW resets software programme – autonomous delayed by 4 years

    Can solar panels between rail tracks generate significant power?

    eBike bargains and sunshine? Time to get out there

    Stellantis urges UK Government to renegotiate Brexit

    Trending Tags

  • Reviews
No Result
View All Result
WhichEV.Net
  • Buying Advice
  • EV Answers
  • Features
  • News
    • All
    • Charging
    • Commercial Vehicles
    • Consumer Vehicles
    • Cool Car Tech
    • Curiosities
    • Design
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Industry
    • Legal
    • Market
    • Motorsport
    • Public Sector
    • Records
    • Rumours
    • Safety
    • Sharing
    • Solar

    Volvo introduces the EX30 as the next step in sustainability

    Is Sunak considering a special £625 a year road tax for EVs?

    VW resets software programme – autonomous delayed by 4 years

    Can solar panels between rail tracks generate significant power?

    eBike bargains and sunshine? Time to get out there

    Stellantis urges UK Government to renegotiate Brexit

    Trending Tags

  • Reviews
No Result
View All Result
WhichEV.Net
No Result
View All Result
Home News Cool Car Tech Autonomous Driving

Volvo teams up with China Unicom to develop 5G-enabled vehicles

Staff Writer by Staff Writer
15th January 2020 - Updated on 8th April 2020
in Autonomous Driving, Cool Car Tech, News
Reading Time: 3 mins read
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 07:58 pm

Volvo, the Sweedish automaker, has partnered with telecom provider China Unicom, in lieu of wanting to integrate a 5G network inside its upcoming cars. The automaker will use this opportunity to research, develop and test automotive applications of 5G; the two companies will also explore vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology, where a vehicle can communicate with other 5G-enabled devices and China's infrastructure.

For those unaware, 5G is a lot faster than 4G or anything prior; it has a higher data capacity and offers lower response times, which means data can flow seamlessly to and from a vehicle. This opens up a lot of new possibilities for in-car systems – from safety to entertainment – 5G can act as an enabler. Harman, the American audio company, showcased the power that 5G holds at CES earlier this year.

“Volvo has been a leader in realising the potential of connecting our cars to enable new features and services such as detecting and sharing locations of slippery roads between vehicles,” said Henrik Green, Chief Technology Officer at Volvo Cars. “With 5G, the network performance is improving to allow for many more real-time critical services that can help the driver be safer and get a smoother and more enjoyable ride. We look forward to collaborating with China Unicom on developing those services for the Chinese market.”

Both companies will be looking at ways to enable and roll out 5G connectivity to a vehicle, namely in the way an EV can communicate with the Chinese infrastructure. Given China Unicom's pedigree in the industry and knowledge of the local market, it's a perfect partnership for Volvo to explore and penetrate a country that holds the largest car market in the world. There were over 88 million car sales in 2019, over 23% of those sales took place in China.

Mr. Liang Baojun, Vice President of China Unicom Group, said: “As an innovation leader in the 5G area, China Unicom is committed to create new information infrastructure and solutions in the area of intelligent internet connection with the best experience to the users. 5G will fully enable the development of automatic driving, improve the safety of driving and bring a new experience by building a collaborative service system of ‘people, vehicles, roadway, network and cloud’. It is believed that China Unicom and Volvo Cars will sincerely cooperate with each other, jointly develop a business deployment route under China’s national conditions, which is believed to become an industry model in China.”

Read next: Sony unveils autonomous Vision-S Concept car at CES 2020

In 2020, China is looking to roll out 5G to major cities across the nation; the country is widely expected to implement its own rules and regulations with the new 5G standard. Manufactures will most likely have to adopt different techniques in China for V2X technologies, versus what they'll have to adhere to in other parts of the world.

As such, the partnership with a local ‘expert' makes for an easier integration for upcoming Volvo vehicles. The next-gen Volvos will be based on the SPA2 modular vehicle architecture and will have 5G as a core part of the vehicle's technology.

Tags: 5GVolvo
Previous Post

Formula E resumes on Saturday 18 January

Next Post

Jaguar Land Rover is developing a seat to improve driver wellbeing

Staff Writer

Staff Writer

Experienced writers from the automobile and technology sectors - working with the in-house EV editorial team to deliver top quality, independent content in a timely fashion.

Related Posts

Volvo introduces the EX30 as the next step in sustainability

25th May 2023

Is Sunak considering a special £625 a year road tax for EVs?

24th May 2023

VW resets software programme – autonomous delayed by 4 years

23rd May 2023

Can solar panels between rail tracks generate significant power?

22nd May 2023
Next Post

Jaguar Land Rover is developing a seat to improve driver wellbeing

Discussion about this post

Review Finder

Latest News

Volvo introduces the EX30 as the next step in sustainability

25th May 2023

Is Sunak considering a special £625 a year road tax for EVs?

24th May 2023

VW resets software programme – autonomous delayed by 4 years

23rd May 2023

Trending

  • WhichEV Awards 2023: The Year’s Best EVs

    2789 shares
    Share 1116 Tweet 697
  • Future electric cars: Best upcoming electric cars, SUVs and pickup trucks – 2021 UPDATE!

    1410 shares
    Share 580 Tweet 346
  • How to turn your favourite classic car into an EV

    1340 shares
    Share 553 Tweet 328
  • Octopus Electric Vehicles launches an all-in-one EV bundle

    1298 shares
    Share 519 Tweet 325
  • What makes an EV charging station accessible for people with disabilities?

    1228 shares
    Share 491 Tweet 307
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact the WhichEV team today

© 2022 WhichEV. Limited - All of the independent news and expert reviews you need in one publication.

No Result
View All Result
  • Buying Advice
  • EV Answers
  • Features
  • News
  • Reviews

© 2022 WhichEV. Limited - All of the independent news and expert reviews you need in one publication.

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.