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EU rejects WiFi on driverless cars

The legislation proposed by the European Commission backing WiFi-based systems for self-driving cars was rejected by EU Member States. This technology system that allowed cars to communicate with each other caused friction between politicians and in the cars and telecoms industries.

Even though a number of countries initially stood behind the proposed WiFi systems (expecting to implement it immediately and to improve road safety in the short term), resistance arose given the concerns that this legislation would be incompatible with the use of 4G or 5G technologies in the future.

The pressure from telecoms companies to approach this issue in a "technology neutral" way eventually convinced some Member States that allowing the use of WiFi and 5G-based systems in the future would be more beneficial to road safety in the long run. But the EU's Committee of Permanent Representatives rejected the European Commission's proposal.

 

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https://www.ft.com/content/32a5463c-9e4e-11e9-b8ce-8b459ed04726

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