Qualcomm Technologies partnered with Airspan
on the implementation of autonomous vehicles like
shuttles and scooters in Peachtree Corner, Georgia.
This project aims to improve the safety of vehicles
and other road users.
Challenges
Peach Tree has a population of less than 45,000
people and there are around 65,000 cars that
run through the highways. There is a potential to
heighten the risk of accidents and congestion.
Providing autonomous vehicles can mitigate these
risks however a reliable 5G network infrastructure in
the city is needed to run these AVs especially that
their services to customers are in real-time.
Solution & Benefits
With the support of Qualcomm Technologies, the city has deployed autonomous shuttles and electric
scooters. The shuttle has a scheduled time on the bus stops while the scooter can be booked through
a mobile app. The scooter can find the customer’s location through its camera lens.
Airspan’s 5G solutions served as the foundation of the city’s 5G infrastructure to sustain the robust
capacity needed to connect and run these autonomous vehicles.
This Peachtree Corners project with Qualcomm and Airspan is one of the portion for the future smart
cities. Qualcomm’s launched Smart Cities Accelerator, a program that brings city and industry leaders
together to discuss new digital transformation solutions aimed at solving common challenges for fully
realizing the future smart city. In this program, Qualcomm also emphasized on the importance of 5G
and private networks on the establishing this smart cities.
