Evolution of Vehicular Communications within the Context of 5G Systems

Abstract

Vehicles and roads are starting to be connected and gradually moving towards fully autonomous vehicles and truly intelligent road infrastructure. This chapter investigates the evolution of vehicular communication systems towards fifth generation (5G) and how the applications and services follow that evolution. It also investigates the cellular‐based solution, and how it is evolving from LTE Release 14, the initial C‐V2X system, towards Release 16, the fully‐fledged 5G system. The chapter focuses in the co‐existence issues with dedicated short range communication and what other technologies contribute to efficient V2X services. It also focuses on the data dissemination on top of a vehicular communication platform that could support efficient cloud‐based Intelligent Transportation Services. The chapter examines how the evolution of V2X communication technologies is mirrored on the evolution of services it supports, from awareness to autonomous driving.