5G enables precision road weather services and provides robot cars with the ability to hear

Motorists’ safety and road maintenance will improveVTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is coordinating the 5G-Safe project, which aims to reduce traffic accidents. This involves the development of new vehicular network solutions and the local road weather and safety services they enable, in support of drivers, road operators and autonomous vehicle management systems. The new services will require no action from motorists while driving – data will be gathered and warnings will be sent to users automatically.“The wide introduction of real-time services, based on sensor and video data