5G: The Communications Key to Autonomous Driving - iQ by Intel

As more self-driving cars hit the road in the coming years, sophisticated communications systems will rely on a fast, reliable network that's capable of being a data superhighway. Self-driving or autonomous cars are a hot topic, but the road to autonomous driving is curvy and complicated. It's full of blind turns as engineers, automakers, regulators and data scientists map out a radically different future for automobiles. That future is fast approaching. In January, the BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye said a fleet of about 40 of their autonomous test vehicles will be on roads by the second half of 2017.