A vehicle control system for controlling a vehicle (703, 704, 705, 706), the system comprising: an interface configured to communicate data associated with the vehicle (703, 704, 705, 706), wherein at least some of said data is intended to be transmitted via a communication system, and to receive data about a connectivity status of that communication system; and an evaluation unit configured to make a determination about an operation of the vehicle (703, 704, 705, 706) in dependence on the data received about the connectivity status of the communication system, wherein the interface is configured to receive data that defines a current and predicted future connectivity status of the communication system; and the evaluation unit is configured to make an assessment about an expected future safety of the vehicle (703, 704, 705, 706) in dependence on that data received, wherein the interface is configured to cause a specific communication resource to be requested from the communication system responsive to an intention that the vehicle control system performs a particular function, so that the vehicle control system is also configured to request quality-of-service parameters from the communication system, and is configured not only to request specific communication resources from the communication system, but also to guarantee that those resources will provide a minimum quality of service, corresponding quality-of-service parameters are defined by the particular function that the vehicle control system wants to perform, and wherein the vehicle control system is configured in such a way that it can react to current and upcoming changes in channel quality. an interface configured to communicate data associated with the vehicle (703, 704, 705, 706), wherein at least some of said data is intended to be transmitted via a communication system, and to receive data about a connectivity status of that communication system; and an evaluation unit configured to make a determination about an operation of the vehicle (703, 704, 705, 706) in dependence on the data received about the connectivity status of the communication system, wherein the interface is configured to receive data that defines a current and predicted future connectivity status of the communication system; and the evaluation unit is configured to make an assessment about an expected future safety of the vehicle (703, 704, 705, 706) in dependence on that data received, wherein the interface is configured to cause a specific communication resource to be requested from the communication system responsive to an intention that the vehicle control system performs a particular function, so that the vehicle control system is also configured to request quality-of-service parameters from the communication system, and is configured not only to request specific communication resources from the communication system, but also to guarantee that those resources will provide a minimum quality of service, corresponding quality-of-service parameters are defined by the particular function that the vehicle control system wants to perform, and wherein the vehicle control system is configured in such a way that it can react to current and upcoming changes in channel quality.