Telefónica S A : Telefónica promotes the smart road with the deployment of 5G coverage and sensorisation in the Cereixal tunnel to assist driving


Connected Car

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Together with its project partners, the operator has made the Cereixal tunnel the first in Spain to be connected to vehicles. Assisted driving can improve the information available to drivers for their decision-making and therefore increase driving safety. Together with its project partners, the operator has made the Cereixal tunnel the first in Spain to be connected to vehicles. As for the vehicles, they are fitted with a communications unit called a TCU (Transmission Control Unit) to convert them into connected vehicles. By means of this pilot we can test the benefits of 5G technology applied to assisted driving, during which the immediacy of the information transmission is vital for safety'.