The future of autonomous vehicles rests on the global rollout of the 5G network. When the second annual Mobile World Congress Americas comes to the Los Angeles Convention Center September 12 through 14, automakers will showcase the next-generation cellular network’s potential to bring self-driving cars to reality. Forbes sat down with Reed Peterson, head of Mobile World Congress Americas, in Los Angeles to discuss why autonomous vehicles need a 5G network, the barriers to delivering it, and when it might arrive. The things that you're going to be doing on that device, you can't even contemplate now. The 5G network can be much more targeted and specific.

Source: Forbes June 04, 2018 13:18 UTC