Vertical: Testing
Application: Autonomous vehicle teleoperation, remote monitoring and control
Ecosystem: Airspan Networks Inc., Guident Corp.
Private Network: 5G, CBRS
In a significant development for autonomous vehicle operations, Airspan Networks Inc. and Guident Corp. have joined forces to create a comprehensive connectivity solution leveraging CBRS spectrum. The partnership has established a 5G private network testbed at Guident’s Boca Raton facility, spanning three square miles and designed to validate various autonomous vehicle and smart city applications.
The collaboration brings together Airspan’s AirSpeed system and Guident’s Remote Monitoring and Control Center (RMCC) software platform, achieving remarkable performance metrics. Most notably, the system demonstrates glass-to-glass latency of approximately 30 milliseconds, positioning it among the market leaders in response time for camera-to-monitor operations.
This technological advancement directly addresses a critical challenge in autonomous vehicle operation – the need for rapid decision-making to prevent accidents and ensure safe operation at scale. The testbed serves as a proving ground for various applications that demand both high reliability and minimal latency.
The project has already yielded substantial intellectual property developments, with Guident securing its eighth patent. While Airspan continues to enhance the network infrastructure with its 5G software and hardware solutions, Guident contributes its patented teleoperation technology for both autonomous and human-driven vehicles.
The selection of Florida for this pioneering project was strategic, leveraging the state’s progressive legislation. Under Florida State law #316.85, autonomous vehicles and delivery devices can operate legally throughout the state without human drivers, provided they incorporate teleoperation capabilities.
Eric Stonestrom, Airspan’s Chairman and CEO, emphasized the significance of combining their private network expertise with Guident’s RMCC platform, highlighting the potential for large-scale deployment of autonomous vehicle applications.
Harald Braun, Executive Chairman of Guident, noted the project’s alignment with Open RAN Network architecture principles, emphasizing the importance of secure, low-latency connectivity in autonomous vehicle ecosystems. The partnership aims to enhance the reliability and performance of Guident’s proprietary monitoring and control center through Airspan’s standalone, cloud-native architecture.
