The global automotive industry is accelerating its evolution toward software-defined vehicles, streamlining R&D test cycles across multiple regions and better recreating the experience for drivers and passengers around the world. says Audi AG. announced a partnership with Verizon Business to build a private wireless network and technology test environment at its automotive test track.
The Audi Group, one of the leading manufacturers of cars and motorcycles in the premium and luxury segment, includes brands such as Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini and Ducati. The company manufactures at his 21 locations in 12 countries and works with partners in more than 100 markets around the world.
In 2022, the Audi Group delivered 1.61 million Audi cars, 15,174 Bentley cars, 9,233 Lamborghini cars and 61,562 Ducati motorcycles to customers.
The test facility’s multicore wireless network in Neustadt, Germany, uses custom-built replicas of Verizon’s U.S. public network, European local networks, and Audi’s mobile virtual network roaming networks to connect key markets around the world. is designed to reproduce network conditions. Telco partners in Asia Pacific.
Audi and other brands from the Volkswagen Group have access to the truck and network. Testable applications include voice, video, safety, autonomous mobility, vehicle-to-cloud communications, OEM-customer interaction, and cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) functionality.
“Our needs for this test track are complex and multifaceted, with many technological, geographical and It covered the network situation and industry trends.” “Verizon Business was able to provide a complete solution that reduced the time and cost of our test cycles, giving us a competitive advantage in the global market.”
Verizon Business has end-to-end responsibility for the delivery and support of private LTE/5G networks and can adapt to the development of 3GPP standards over time.
The network uses Nokia’s dual 5G and LTE modular private wireless platforms, Amazon Web Services’ C-V2X and private MEC infrastructure powered by AWS Outposts, and Smart Mobile Labs’ real-time video and data transmission technology. The latter supports applications such as Full HD streaming, push-to-talk, push-to-video, and stream recording.
“This is much more than just equipping a worksite with a private network,” said TJ Fox, senior vice president of industrial IoT and automotive at Verizon Business. “This brings together network situations from all over the world into one test facility and allows Audi to exceed the already high demands of the mobility market for years to come.
“Increasingly, the car is not just a means of transportation, but a means of communication, entertainment, education, work, and essentially carrying a cell phone or a powerful computer,” he said. “This means future vehicles will be equipped with technologies that need to operate under a variety of network conditions. Audi and Verizon Business are solving those needs with this state-of-the-art facility. .”
