September 25, 2019- National Instruments (NI) is a provider of software defined testing and measurement platforms that help accelerate the development and performance improvement of automated testing and measurement systems. Today, the S.E.A. C-V2X open-loop testing system was released, Utilize 4G wireless cellular technology to provide high bandwidth and low latency communication for vehicle to vehicle (V2V) and vehicle to infrastructure (V2I) communication.

September 25, 2019- National Instruments (NI) is a provider of software defined testing and measurement platforms that help accelerate the development and performance improvement of automated testing and measurement systems. Today, the S.E.A. C-V2X open-loop testing system was released, Utilize 4G wireless cellular technology to provide high bandwidth and low latency communication for vehicle to vehicle (V2V) and vehicle to infrastructure (V2I) communication.

NI is collaborating with NI Alliance Partner * (S.E.A.) to provide software defined testing equipment to help OEMs and component suppliers verify the safety and efficiency of cars, thereby maximizing the full potential of Zhilian Motors. With the evolution of the 3GPP standard, including the 5G NR feature of the 3GPP Release 16 planned for 2020, the software defined testing and measurement platform provides a highly flexible testing and measurement platform for OEMs and component suppliers to adapt to the latest technology with minimal hardware and software changes.

In a 2016 study, NHTSA estimated that safety applications based on V2V and V2I can eliminate or reduce the severity of up to 80% of vehicle collisions, including collisions at intersections or when vehicles change lanes. By transmitting driving intention and collecting data about its surrounding environment from other vehicles, V2X can better inform humans and autonomous vehicle to improve reaction time and reduce the difficulty of decision-making in vehicle interaction, such as left turning and intersection of vehicles in cross road conditions.

NI assists in C-V2X communication, helping you develop safer cars
Using cellular technology for physical layer communication, C-V2X will benefit from significant investments in cellular communication (including 5G) and a vast technology ecosystem. To make this technology work, participants need to standardize communication and understand how systems from multiple suppliers interact and analyze behavior in real-world scenarios. Ultimately, 5G is expected to provide higher throughput and lower latency for autonomous vehicle communication, high-definition map downloads, and advanced pedestrian interaction. Due to the fact that most projects are still in the early stages of evaluation and standards are still evolving, automotive OEMs, suppliers, and academic researchers are continuously investing in the development of new tools to adapt to the development of C-V2X technology.

S. Dr. Gerd Schmitz, CEO of E.A., said: "Vehicles equipped with V2X technology can give drivers and auto drive system more time to deal with dangerous situations. S. E.A. has years of experience in bringing new technologies to the market, and we recognize the need for research teams to quickly understand functionality and validate performance in a reliable and repeatable environment. Road testing is very valuable, but performance validation conducted in the laboratory can help teams accelerate iteration speed and have more confidence in device operation in a wider range of scenarios, including extreme situations that are difficult to replicate

Dr. Schmitz also recognized how NI's innovative methods and platforms have enhanced their company's processes. By building on the NI platform, we can accelerate our development by focusing on key V2X IPs and driving scenarios. This enables us to release C-V2X tools early in the design cycle to help research teams have higher confidence in their device performance

The new C-V2X solution combines software from NI Alliance partner S.E.A. and utilizes NI Software Radio (SDR) hardware to send actual signals to the RF and GNSS channels on the C-V2X controller and remote information processing control unit. By clearly communicating the C-V2X and GNSS signals to the C-V2X controller, the new C-V2X solution can simulate signals such as emergency braking warnings or omnidirectional parking signals, and help engineers modify equipment parameters in the laboratory. The new C-V2X solution includes pre compiled driving scenarios such as left turn assist, emergency brake warning, and traffic congestion warning, allowing users to start their first measurement more quickly.

S. E.A also provides the following software add-on components:
Congestion simulation software, used to simulate the surrounding environment and can accommodate up to hundreds of cars to improve test coverage
● Channel simulation software, used to simulate the physical distortion of radio waves to understand the propagation of signals
In addition, these systems further use NI vector signal transceivers for RF measurement for characteristic analysis and compliance analysis.

S. The E.A. C-V2X open-loop testing system helps the V2X research team quickly develop the system, extending from simple V2X playback testing (open-loop) or functional testing to HIL testing systems consisting of multiple sensor target simulators, GNSS RF, scene simulation, and user-defined models. With the changes in standards and new business models, engineers developing next-generation cars must balance the issues of product scalability and time to market. The new C-V2X solution provides a higher level starting point to showcase early results, and it also has the flexibility of the NI platform to help ensure that these teams can adapt to constantly changing market demands.