WHAT HAPPENS WHEN 5G COMBINES WITH VEHICLES? In the promised land of self-driving cars, vehicles communicating with each other and everything around them will avoid accidents and make us all safer - but exactly how they'll connect has yet to be worked out. While a long-established variant of Wi-Fi named Dedicated Short-Range Communication, or DSRC, is just gaining traction for such vehicle-to-vehicle (VSV) use cases, a potential replacement is already on the horizon: next-generation 5G cellular technology that experts say is coming soon and offers more. -By Robert E. Calem 22 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2017