Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1

Nova Bus Inc. is a Quebec company operating in the motor vehicle industry. In order to grow in the market for driver delegation vehicles, Nova Bus is currently working on the development of autonomous buses equipped with a set of sensors that constantly monitor the driving of the vehicle. This development requires an improvement in the communication of vehicles with V2X connectivity (vehicle to everything), i.e. not only with their counterparts (V2V), but also with nearby infrastructures (V2I), Internet networks (V2N) and even pedestrians (V2P). Knowing that the V2V function uses DSRC technology at 5.9 GHz, and that the latter has weaknesses, in particular its low bandwidth, which prevents the deployment of functions up to V2X, Nova Bus wishes to overcome this constraint by developing 5G cellular connectivity for its buses, which offers major advantages for the deployment of V2X functions. To do this, Nova Bus is seeking C2T3's expertise in 5G cellular telecommunications to conduct experimental research on the 5G component supply chain that is not yet well developed and sufficiently tested to implement the C-V2X and thus establish an analysis of the technological feasibility of the C-V2X for autonomous bus vehicles. For Nova Bus, this project is an important vehicle for innovation and growth in order to position itself competitively in the autonomous bus market.