Autonomous Vehicle News
Image of autonomous vehicle exchanging data with infrastructure, cars and pedestrians (Courtesy of Hyundai Mobis)Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s sixth-largest auto component maker, is slated to partner with Israeli chipset maker Autotalks Ltd. to develop 5G network-based vehicle-to-everything (V2X) integrated control technology to bolster the safety of autonomous vehicles.The car parts unit under South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group will begin developing technologies to meet the latest specifications of the 5G-based V2X international standard later this year. It will start marketing to global clients in 2024, Hyundai Mobis said on Sunday.5G V2X is a communications technology that allows vehicles to exchange enormous amounts of data with other vehicles, infrastructure, networks and pedestrians in real time. It is a core technology of the fourth level of self-driving, which is considered to be fully autonomous although a human driver can still take control.Autotalks’ V2X is focused on safety such as car-crash prevention in both manned and autonomous vehicles. US semiconductor giant Qualcomm Inc. announced in May it will acquire the Israeli company. Financial details on the deal were not disclosed.Hyundai Motor Co., Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Mobis affiliate, closed a strategic partnership with Autotalks in 2018 to accelerate the development of the next-generation chipset for connected cars.5G V2X is necessary for fully autonomous driving as an unmanned vehicle must be able to recognize the environment and control driving, Hyundai Mobis said.