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PUBLISHED ARTICLE
CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS
FOR COMMERCIAL V2V
COMMUNICATIONS
Vehicles Talk to Each Other to Improve Efficiency, Safety
BY MIKE GARDNER | MOLEX INCORPORATED
based peripheral vision support systems. of these connectors handle data only, the
Autonomous haulage systems are being trend is to use hybrid connectors that can
developed for driverless truck operations, handle both data and power, some of which
such as dump trucks. can be specified with two or four lines of
signal and power.
Agricultural vehicles have, perhaps,
the most widely developed portfolio One major challenge with hybrid connectors
of V2V applications, including vehicle is the EMI generated when power is
synchronization systems that share data on transmitted through the connectors. As
guidance lines, crop yield and soil moisture. a result, connectors and cables in these
These systems coordinate tractor and systems must be insulated to protect
combine operations to control grain flow against EMI and crosstalk.
Sealed HSAutoLink™ Interconnect System from
and maximize loads. Also, GPS mapping Also, commercial vehicle V2V
Molex accommodates connections such as Ethernet,
low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) and more. systems enable driverless tractor systems communications systems must be
monitored remotely or by a lead vehicle.
It’s now possible for vehicles to ruggedized, particularly in terms of latching
communicate with each other—and not Another growing commercial vehicle and sealing. They must provide the
by drivers rolling down their windows to application is driver monitoring systems benefits of high-speed automotive vehicle
shout across to each other. Vehicle-to- (DMS), which keep tabs on driver behavior. networks as well as additional protection
vehicle (V2V) communications systems These systems can ensure that drivers from vibration, shock and fluid ingress—
can improve the safety, efficiency and are alert, not texting, observing speed while being contained in more complex
productivity of a wide range of commercial limits, and other parameters. If they sense and denser packages. For that reason,
vehicles. the driver is not monitoring the current interconnect systems for commercial
situation, the systems can take over vehicle vehicles require fully protected perimeter
Using wireless networks, commercial operation. seals and wire seals rated to IP67 and IP69K
trucks and buses, agricultural vehicles, for use in off-road environments.
and construction and mining vehicles V2V communications also enables
can communicate via in-vehicle devices remote predictive maintenance. Using NEW REQUIREMENTS
that continuously share safety, mobility, these systems, vehicles transmit data on Interconnect systems must also be
and environmental information. These operating hours and maintenance intervals designed to accommodate differential pair
connected vehicles can alert drivers to a central processor, which sends out electronics. For example, the ruggedized,
to potential hazards, take over vehicle operator alerts when specific maintenance sealed HSAutoLink Interconnect System
™
operations when needed, or even manage items are required. In the construction and from Molex accommodates connections
networks of autonomous vehicles. mining industries, many vehicles are leased such as Ethernet, low-voltage differential
and the leasing company must ensure its
MULTIPLE SYSTEMS vehicles are properly maintained. Some signaling (LVDS) and more.
A wide range of V2V communications remote reporting systems can shut down a Today’s interconnect systems are, of
systems are in use or in development. For vehicle if maintenance is not performed. course, required to handle higher data
example commercial truck applications SYSTEM COMPONENTS speeds and higher definition video transfer.
include forward collision warning, They must also be capable of rapidly
automatic braking, and blind-spot and With more data flowing through commercial processing new types of sensor data. For
lane-change warning. Some construction vehicles, communications systems require example, sensor aggregators, or sensor
and mining vehicles have guidance high-speed connectors and cables that fusion, units on commercial vehicles
systems that monitor the operating area can transmit 5 to 10 Gbps of data in order process and interpret data from different
and avoid hazards, as well as camera- to transfer images and video. While some types of sensors. In one application, a video
Originally published in connectorsupplier.com (June 2016)