Rohde & Schwarz joined the Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC) to support the organization’s mission to foster industry wide standards for communications between vehicles and smartphones. The company will contribute its expertise in mobile device and automotive technology testing.
In particular, Rohde & Schwarz will provide its solutions for the development and production of Ultra-wideband (UWB) devices and modules for automotive applications such as keyless vehicle access. UWB is a radio-based communications technology for short range, high speed spatial and directional transmission of data.
UWB’s accurate ranging capability and low power consumption combined with high security and reliability makes it suitable for many automotive applications such as remote access and gesture recognition, according to Rohde & Schwarz. For instance, the car can be parked or its trunk opened autonomously. Furthermore, with the UWB enabled Digital Key connection standardized by the CCC, access credentials to a rental vehicle can be shared or temporary access to in-car parcel delivery services can be granted using a mobile phone.
The CCC is a cross-industry organization that advances technologies for smartphone-to-car connectivity solutions. The recently launched CCC Digital Key Release 3.0 specification enables compatible mobile devices to perform passive keyless access and start the engine via UWB in combination with Bluetooth® Low Energy.
Jürgen Meyer, Vice President Market Segment Automotive at Rohde & Schwarz, comments: “Our membership of the CCC is a further demonstration of the company’s commitment to provide the automotive industry with test solutions to accelerate the realization of connected cars.”
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