Shift Magazine - February 2022 - 12

Fast Forwarding
to Connected Car 2.0
through 5G
It has been said that the highest technology a person owns is not in their pocket, but rather, it's in their driveway. By linking that
technology, the car, to 5G, automakers will unleash a revolution in connected cars that will see dramatic advances in safety, performance,
efficiency, convenience, entertainment, and much more.
The now-available nationwide 5G network is a game changer that will usher in a digital transformation in connected car technology.
The network is in place and ready to be tapped by innovators at Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and their Tier I suppliers.
T-Mobile's 5G network now covers 300-million Americans from coast to coast.
The infrastructure is already there, waiting to be leveraged.
Connected Car 2.0 on the Horizon, Led by 5G.
The next generation of connected cars will be stacked with technologies not imagined when automakers rolled out the first systems
featuring in-car entertainment and concierge apps. Making a restaurant reservation on the fly or, more importantly, having the car alert
first responders in the event of an airbag deployment, were revolutionary concepts in the early 2000s. But the possibilities and
innovative ideas have been tempered by the strength and reliability of the broadband networks needed to remotely link the car to
the world around it.
It's a bit of an automotive role reversal in one way. OEMs have been feverishly investing to introduce new electric vehicles into the U.S.
market where the customer is just beginning to learn of the advantages of battery powered cars. But the charging station network
to support EVs is woefully inadequate. The infrastructure has not caught up with the automakers' plans. Today, the opposite is true
for connected car technology. In the parlance of the, " What came first, the chicken or the egg? " the answer for the next generation of
connected cars is, " The egg. " T-Mobile's 5G network now covers 300-million Americans from coast to coast. The infrastructure is already
there, waiting to be leveraged.
Another advantage to T-Mobile 5G is the signal's power to punch through barriers and
greatly reduce traditional " dead zones " such as parking structure basements or hilly terrain.
Removing Roadblocks and Adding 5G Capability.
The benefits of 5G are immediately available and answer many of the challenges previously unsolvable with prior service capabilities.
Lower latency is a critical feature in many functions of connected cars, which are loaded with high-speed onboard processors. But a CPU
is only as good as its connection. And since the advent of telematics, cars have been held back by their connection. Similarly, another
advantage to T-Mobile 5G is the power of the signal to punch through barriers and greatly reduce traditional " dead zones " such as parking
structure basements or even hilly terrain.

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