At CES 2020, Samsung joined BMW to showcase new approaches to creating the mobility expertises of the long run with the world’s first commercialized 5G TCU (Telematics Control Unit).
BMW introduced that 2021’s BMW iNEXT would be the first automobile on this planet to be geared up with 5G know-how from Samsung and HARMAN. The two corporations have lengthy served as a growth associate to the BMW Group, and can proceed serving to automotive producers develop very important improvements to serve the ever-changing wants of the quickly evolving automotive market.
“As we enter the new decade of autonomous driving reality, we see great opportunities to experience many smart phone features that enable this new era of mobility as a service,” mentioned Young Sohn, Corporate President and Chief Strategy Officer for Samsung Electronics and Chairman of the Board for HARMAN. “One of the core enabling technologies is 5G. 5G’s low latency, massive density, device awareness, and super-fast download speeds enable new capabilities and experiences critical for autonomous driving systems of this decade. We look forward to our close partnership with BMW to bring Samsung’s 5G TCU technology delivered to its next generation of cars and provide the ultimate driving experience.”
“For nearly 30 years, Samsung and HARMAN have been key partners for the BMW Group,” mentioned Klaus Frölich, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Development. “In 2021 we will launch the BMW iNEXT, the world’s first car with Samsung’s 5G technology, and we look forward to spreading this over the whole portfolio. Together, we can seamlessly connect the car to the world of our customers and beyond.”
Samsung and HARMAN showcased core automotive applied sciences together with: ADAS, AI, semiconductors, reminiscence, batteries, person interface, automobile audio, driver experiences, and 5G. The 5G-capable TCU brings collectively a few of these key applied sciences and hyperlinks exterior networks to onboard electronics techniques and gives important, real-time data to drivers in a spread of highway conditions. Some of the important thing capabilities embrace downloading high-resolution HD maps in real-time and V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) to ship threat evaluation and blind spot data to the motive force. In addition, Samsung showcased its new conformal antenna know-how, which will be built-in with the 5G-ready TCU, offering a substitute for the traditional exterior automobile shark-fin antenna, and supporting steady community connections.
