5G
The 5G test field
Cars, traffic lights and lampposts will be exchanging data via 5G in a few years' time. Dekra and Deutsche Telekom are therefore developing the Lausitzring test and race track as a 5G test field for intelligent mobility.
The vision is clear: in future, connected cars and autonomous vehicles will communicate with each other in real time, as well as with buildings, road infrastructure, cyclists and pedestrians. Navigation information will be accurate to the centimeter. In addition to innovative assistance systems, the driver will also be able to use infotainment and other services in the car. The basis for this are new solutions for connectivity in vehicles.
At the Lausitzring - , according to Dekra, Europe's largest planned independent test field for connected driving - experts from many fields will therefore work together. The aim is to create an interesting environment for car manufacturers and suppliers, but also for manufacturers of communication components. Here they can test intelligent mobility in a real environment. The results should help to develop technologies and services.
Deutsche Telekom intends to provide the most modern 4G and 5G infrastructure for the test track. New technologies will also be used. On the one hand, edge computing, in which cloud-based computing power ensures communication in real time. Secondly, Precise Positioning, i.e. centimetre-precise localization and C-V2X, the telecommunications standard for communication between cars, network and road infrastructure.
The Dekra Technology Center at the Lausitzring already offers the entire range of approval tests for car manufacturers. At around 545 hectares, it is the largest independent test area for connected and automated driving in Europe. The site covers an area the size of over 700 soccer pitches. The roads correspond to city centers, country roads and highways. There are also special asphalt zones for testing autonomous parking.
The new test facility will enable the industry to test both networked functions and the systems behind them. This means that the entire networked system can be tested, including communication with the vehicle manufacturer's servers.
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