Enabling thevehicle ofthe future

Solution brief

Introducing
Vehicle Lab

As the connected and autonomous vehicle industry
continues to evolve, it’s becoming increasingly
dependent on technologies that can help improvesafety, security, efficiency and costs.
The increased integration of emerging wireless communicationand network technologies is already enabling connectivity
services in the current generation of vehicles. As a result, many
new vehicles now come equipped with semiautonomousfeatures, such as onboard diagnostics, infotainment systems,
vehicle tracking, roadside assistance agents and more.
Looking to the future, new connected car services andautomation are expected to help increase vehicle efficiency,
comfort and safety even further, but in doing so will also place
additional demands on vehicle testing.
Next-generation vehicles will rely on an array of technology tohelp bring them to market. Making the move to autonomousvehicles will require reliable network connectivity, edge
computing and new platforms to support autonomy, and a hostof security solutions. Not to mention the compatibility needed
to test new hardware and software to move connected vehicle
technology development forward.

Key capabilities include mobility testing, multivendor
interoperability, functional call testing and SIM/user-profile
troubleshooting. The Vehicle Lab has three RF-shielded rooms
that have independent 4G LTE- and 5G-emulated production
network environments. These are exact replicasof the Verizon commercial network elements, supported byexperienced Verizon engineers and innovators.
Verizon offers the flexibility of a physical onsite lab and aremote test environment to meet your testing needs forthe connected car—now and in the future.

Real-life conditions. Secure testing environment.
State of the art.
Quality assurance
Testing capabilities are available for connectedcars and apps over Verizon’s Private Wireless
Network, which replicates our commercial
environment to enable connectivity testing during
the development and production life cycle.

A whole new testing experience, powered by 5G

Beyond connectivity

Verizon now offers Vehicle Lab, which allows automotive
original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and partners
to do real-time testing of all connected-vehicle solution
components—device, network, management andapplications—in a safe and flexible Verizon 5G lab environment.
Features include radio frequency (RF)-shielded private
parking-garage labs1 and remote secure connections to
Verizon’s test track sites.

Our lab comes with full internet, cloud and mobile
edge computing (MEC) access to test 5G device
and network capabilities, as well as a connectivity
platform for connected cars and apps.

Customer-driven focus
The Vehicle Lab provides real-life conditions, state-of-theart infrastructure, interference-free and continuous wirelessconnectivity, and much more—all part of a lab environmentthat can be tailored to meet your specific needs.

BYOxBring your head units, test devices or actualvehicles to our lab or garages1, and/or use remote
access to the Vehicle Lab to conduct driving
tests at a Verizon test-track location.

Onsite support
Partner with Verizon engineers to design yourconnected car solution to best leverage 5G
network technology.

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Benefits

Why Verizon• No device approvals or certifications are required before
accessing Vehicle Lab’s network environments

Superior coverage• Connected-vehicle network infrastructure and equipment
are available to perform tests at no cost to the user

Our 4G LTE network covers 327 million people.
That’s over 99% of the U.S. population.

• Highly skilled staff who can help you test a variety ofcomplex scenarios• Purpose-built for testing the performance and safety ofconnected and automated vehicles and technologies undercontrolled and realistic conditions• The ability to verify real network performance of yourdevices in the early stages of the design cycle

About the Vehicle LabThe Vehicle Lab aims to accelerate connected vehicle testingby collaborating with best-in-class automotive OEMs andpartners. Together, we will collaborate on how we test anddemonstrate advances in network connectivity for next-gen
automobiles—potentially saving time and costs, while
accelerating product development.
The physical lab is located in Boston, MA, in the Verizon
Innovation Center. In Ann Arbor, MI, Verizon and Mcity are
working at University of Michigan’s technology playground totest 5G solutions for autonomous and connected vehicles.
This purpose-built proving ground sits on a 32-acre site on
the University of Michigan’s North Campus, with more than
16 acres of roads and traffic infrastructure.

5G innovation
Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband offers ultrafast speeds,
with low lag and massive capacity.

Trusted security
Managing over 500,000 security network andhosting devices gives us valuable insights into thedigital landscape.

Expansive focus
We obsess over the details, analyzing millions ofgigabytes of data every day.

Easy integration
We’ve certified 900+ Internet of Things (IoT)
chipsets, modules and devices.

Learn more:
To learn more about how Verizon Vehicle Lab
can help enable the vehicle of the future and drive
innovation for auto OEMs, contact your Verizon
Wireless Business Account Manager or visit
verizon.com/business/contact-us/

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