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“ FROM THE 5G ANGLE , THERE ARE MYRIAD USE CASES FUELED BY MASSIVE CONNECTIVITY , IMPROVED THROUGHPUT , AND SUPER LATENCY ”
HENRY BZEIH GLOBAL CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER AUTOMOTIVE & TRANSPORTATION , MICROSOFT
Pioneers in the EV realm , such as Tesla and NIO — leading car makers born from the technology field — are able to issue firmware over the air ( FOTA ), which is not as widely achievable in comparison to SOTA . FOTA is a fairly new concept that is yet to entice legacy automotive firms that are shifting from fuel power to electric .
“ Connected vehicles have achieved organic ubiquity , especially in the developed markets . Opportunities remain as we aim to extract value beyond the traditional legacy services where connectivity expands to the world around , e . g . a secure and reliable vehicle-to-everything ( V2X ) connection ,” Bzeih says .
“ Regulation is helping this trend , but a rapid deployment of this approach is required to realise , scale and open the mobility ecosystem further . When it comes to EVs , the adoption train has left the station and now we need to solve and scale all attributes of technology , including
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