Ford Motor Co., Ltd. Collaborates with Qualcomm and Nokia to Test Automotive Connectivity Technology

According to foreign media reports, Ford Motor announced that it will collaborate with Qualcomm, AT&T and Nokia to test cellular modems. This technology can realize the connection between automobiles and other vehicles and the surrounding infrastructure to complete the areas with severe weather and complicated environment. Navigation and other functions.

Ford said on Tuesday that the test will be conducted in San Diego at the end of this year, claiming to be the first time in the United States. Similar tests have also been conducted in Europe.

This technology is called cellular V2X and is intended to connect the car to traffic lights and street lights and share real-time driving condition information with other vehicles. With this technology, driving safety can be improved and the development of self-driving cars can be accelerated.

Ford's cars will be equipped with Qualcomm's hardware devices, and Qualcomm's hardware devices are mainly driven by AT&T's 4G LTE cellular data traffic network and Nokia's computing technology.

Don Butler, executive director of Ford Smartnet Automotive and Services, said in his speech: "C-V2X technology provides a reliable path for the development of autopilot technology and automotive mobility."

Ford Motor Co., Ltd. is currently adding driver assistance technology to its models and hopes to launch an L4 self-driving car in 2021. CEO Jim Hackett mentioned last week that Ford Motors will test auto-driving cars in “some area” next year. Hackett had previously planned to say that he hopes to add modem interoperability technology to all Ford models in the United States by 2019.