Innovative Tech for Self-driving

The world's first second-generation V2X full module, a communication module for connected cars and autonomous vehicles developed by LG Innotek.
The world's first second-generation V2X full module, a communication module for connected cars and autonomous vehicles developed by LG Innotek.

 

On August 30, LG Innotek announced that the company developed the world's first 2nd-generation V2X full module for connected cars and autonomous vehicles.

V2X, an abbreviation of "Vehicle to Everything, is a system that enables sharing information on traffic and road situations between vehicles, vehicles and infrastructure, and vehicles and pedestrians.

The second-generation V2X full module is an innovative product integrating three V2X core components -- an HCI module that controls communication protocol, a hardware security module (HSM) and an application processor (AP) -- into one. This module is more durable than the first-generation module and has a smalerl size, making it easy to mount anywhere on a car.

The development of this module saves automakers and vehicle parts makers the work of installing and testing various parts separately, which is expected to improve the communication performance, safety and quality reliability of a connected car. It is also durable enough to operate normally even at high temperature thermal shocks of 105 degrees Celsius. The module is small, about one third of a credit card, so it can fit anywhere inside a car.

This module also recorded a receiver sensitivity of -94dBm at a transmission rate of 23 decibel milliwatts (dBm) based on a communication speed of 6Mbps, exceeding the commercialization level. Even if a vehicle runs fast at 120km/h, it displays excellent performance by receiving and sending signals within a radius of one kilometer.

"We have had the quality competitiveness of our various telecommunication parts for vehicles recognized by supplying them to global companies and proved our advanced technology by bringing out the world’s first first-generation V2X full module two years ago," said an official of LG Innotek. "We will continue to develop innovative parts."

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