Article by Carlos A. Lozano-Garzon, Andres Navarro Cadavid and Javier Gozalvez IEEE VTS and the IEEE VTS Colombia chapter are organizing the first-ever VTS School in Latin America & Caribbean. The school will take place at the University of Los Andes in Bogotá (Colombia) on 8 – 9 November 2018. The first edition of thisRead More
Article by Luis Silva and Cristian De Angelo The improvement of computational resources transformed the Modeling and Simulation (M&S) stage into a key task during the prototyping of novel vehicle concepts. It helps the design allowing the evaluation of new concepts/topologies under faulty or dangerous conditions. It is also useful for tuning controllers and evaluatingRead More
Reviewed by Richard Yu, Associate EiC, VTS Mobile World The forthcoming fifth-generation (5G) mobile wireless system is likely to lead to an increasingly heterogeneous data-demand pattern, including a small number of high-data-rate mobile broadband links and a large number of low-data-rate Internet of Things (IoT) applications. Aspects that govern seamless mobility between different access technologies,Read More
Article by Elisabeth Uhlemann The Toyota Research Institute is exploring blockchain and distributed ledger technology to foster a digital environment where both business and consumer users may securely share driving and autonomous vehicle testing data, manage ride-share and car-share transactions, and store vehicle usage information that could be employed in setting insurance rates. Blockchain technologyRead More
Article by Matthias Pätzold During the Fourth Global 5G event, LGU+ partnered with Huawei to complete the world’s first large-scale 5G network test in a precommercial environment in the Gangnam District, Seoul. This network consists of both 3.5- and 28-GHz base stations. The test also helped to successfully verify the technologies of Internet Protocol televisionRead More
Article by Harvey Glickenstein On 15 November 2017, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) Board of Directors approved the awarding of a contract for early train operator services to DB Engineering and Consulting USA. The early train operator will assist the CHSRA with planning, designing, and implementing the nation’s first true high-speed rail program. TheRead More
Article by David Thurston, VTS VP—Land Transportation The 2018 JRC (Joint Rail Conference) took place 18-20 April 2018 in Pittsburgh, PA. This international conference is the premier technical event in North America for: Freight and passenger rail transportation Mechanical, electrical, civil, and systems engineering Rail safety Planning, design, and manufacturing Financing, operations, and management ThisRead More
Three-In-One coming this fall! 2018 IEEE 88th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2018-Fall) IEEE VPPC 2018 IEEE Connected and Automated Vehicles Symposium IEEE VTS has three groups convening in one location this fall and Chicago is the chosen destination. The 2018 IEEE 88th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2018-Fall), IEEE VPPC 2018 and the IEEE Connected and Automated VehiclesRead More
IEEE Wireless Africa 2018 is sponsored by IEEE VTS and is the first IEEE conference on wireless technologies to be held in Africa. The event will be hosted by the Addis Ababa Institute of Technology (AAiT), Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 24–25 September 2018. The conference aims to provide a platform for wireless researchersRead More
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By Fernando J. Velez and Ana Garcia Armada The Winter School was hosted by IT and was organized by The IEEE VTS Portugal Chapter together with COST CA 15104 “Inclusive Radio Communication Networks for 5G and Beyond”. In the first day, apart from an introduction to 5G and its standardization, the participants have discussed theRead More
By Alex Wyglinski The 3rd IEEE VTS Connected & Autonomous Vehicles Summer School @ WPI will be held 20–21 August 2018 in Boston, MA, USA. The objective of this annual summer school is to provide fundamental concepts that enable connected and autonomous vehicle technologies. Presentations will be made by world renowned experts in both theRead More
By J. R. Cruz (General Chair) and Rui Dinis (Technical Program Chair) The 2018 IEEE 87th Vehicular Technology Conference will be held 3–6 June 2018 in Porto, Portugal. This semi-annual flagship conference of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society will convene individuals from industry, government, and academia to discuss and exchange ideas in the fields ofRead More