Millimeter Wave Cellular Networks for Teleoperated Vehicles: A Simulation Study

Recent advances in Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communication have significantly improved road safety. However, the requirements of future vehicular applications are rapidly surpassing the capabilities of current generation cellular networks. Future wireless networks are expected to use millimeter wave (mmWave) frequencies due to spectrum availability and promises of very high throughput and ultra-low latency. These frequencies suffer from high path loss and are sensitive to mobility, which poses new challenges for V2X. In this paper, we investigate vehicular communication at mmWave frequencies through extensive simulation. We design, implement, and simulate various vehicular scenarios to investigate the impact of mmWave frequencies and mobility on system performance, with a specific focus on teleoperated driving applications due to their high uplink throughput requirements. Our simulation results demonstrate the potential of mmWave networks for vehicular communication, while highlighting the need to address challenges such as limited uplink capacity and poor reliability.