Enhanced Teleoperated Transport and Logistics: A 5G Cross-Border Use Case

Abstract

5G technologies promise to significantly improve the network connection with ultra-low latency communications and edge computing, enabling the delivery of groundbreaking solutions, such as autonomous vehicles and artificial intelligence (AI) based communications systems. As 5G mobile networks are still under deployment, the potential for 5G-connected AI-assisted driverless cars, drones, and vessels is still several years away. However, to realize fully connected and automated mobility (CAM), a crucial step needs to be addressed: 5G-based teleoperated transport. For this reason, the H2020 SG-Blueprint project is designing, testing, and validating a 5G-enabled teleoperated transport system and its enabling functions in both relevant and operational environments, realized through cross-border trials on the road/highways and waterways along 5G corridors that cross through Belgium and The Netherlands. The main outcome of the SG-Blueprint project will result in a blueprint for the future cooperation between public, private, and semi-private parties (e.g., ports), empowered by 5G technologies and gaining new insights related to the architecture, governance, and relevant business models of CAM services.