Connected car standard picks WiFi, not 5G

By Foo Yun Chee on Apr 19, 2019 5:18AM

The European Commission's push for a WiFI-based standard for cars backed by Volkswagen took a big step forward on Wednesday after EU lawmakers endorsed WiFi-over-5G technology promoted by BMW and Qualcomm. The EU executive wants to set benchmarks for internet connected cars, a market that could ...

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