On the Needs and Requirements Arising from Connected and Automated Driving
DOI: 10.3390/jsan9020024
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This paper addresses the critical need to define communication requirements for Connected and Automated Driving (CAD) to support future 5G systems. The authors argue that efficient Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communication is a fundamental enabler for advanced driver assistance systems and automated driving, aiming to improve traffic safety, efficiency, and comfort. However, these applications impose stringent performance demands, particularly regarding latency and reliability, due to their safety-critical nature. The study, stemming from the 5G Communication Automotive Research and Innovation (5GCAR) project, seeks to bridge the gap between automotive application needs and telecommunication network specifications. It aims to provide a solid understanding of emerging V2X use cases and derive the corresponding network requirements to guide the design of new communication solutions. The methodology involves classifying CAD functionalities into five representative use case categories: cooperative maneuvers, cooperative perception, cooperative safety, intelligent autonomous navigation, and remote driving. The authors analyze specific examples within each class, such as lane merge coordination, see-through vision for overtaking, network-assisted vulnerable road user protection, high-definition local map acquisition, and remote automated parking. A key contribution is the development of a framework to translate automotive-specific requirements into communication network Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). The authors define automotive KPIs, including completion time, localization accuracy, inter-vehicular time, mobility, and relevance area. These are mapped to network KPIs such as maximum service data unit size, end-to-end latency, reliability, availability, data rate, and communication range. The paper explicitly details the relationships between these metrics, noting that safety-critical applications primarily drive requirements for low latency and high reliability, while infotainment services focus on data rates and availability. The findings provide a detailed analysis of how specific automotive behaviors impact network performance. For instance, in lane merge scenarios, vehicle mobility and the relevance area dictate the required message periodicity, thereby influencing the necessary data rate. In see-through applications, mobility and relevance area directly determine the required communication range. The study highlights that remote driving is the most challenging use case regarding network requirements due to its extreme needs for reliability and low reaction times. The authors present a structured approach to deriving these requirements, acknowledging that some values are based on best-practice assumptions where precise derivation was difficult. The analysis underscores that automotive KPIs set boundary conditions for application-layer network KPIs, which must then be satisfied by lower-layer network implementations. The significance of this work lies in its role as a foundational reference for designing 5G systems capable of supporting mission-critical V2X communications. By explicitly relating automotive application requirements to network performance indicators, the paper provides a methodology that can be applied to analyze both existing and future V2X use cases. This alignment is crucial for standardization bodies like 3GPP and the 5G Automotive Association to develop end-to-end solutions. The authors conclude that a clear understanding of these derived requirements is essential for addressing the challenges of CAD and points toward future research directions needed to satisfy the stringent performance demands of cooperative and automated driving applications.
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