Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Technologies for Vehicular Communications and Autonomous Driving

Dear Colleagues,

The medium-term vision for intelligent mobility systems foresees the establishment of a radio communication network between vehicles and the road infrastructure, for the propagation of useful information aimed at safety and at efficient traffic management. In this context, autonomous vehicles play a central role in a prospective scenario, and represent the evolution of private and public massive mobility. This enhances the paradigm of intelligent mobility, and requires vehicles capable of sensing their environment and operating without human involvement.

This scenario determines the work of regulatory bodies in Europe, USA, and Asia, by which they try to establish common radio access technologies and protocols aimed to harmonize and stimulate the growth of intelligent mobility systems. Nevertheless, this significant effort is still far from producing a unique and widely accepted technology, suitable for the many case studies. As a matter of fact, there presently exists a number of overlapping and competing prospective technologies, suitable for the roll out of the intelligent mobility paradigm. Furthermore, to address specific needs, authorities need coexistence with developed and consolidated established applications. The need for a comprehensive discussion on the research mainstreams motivates this Special Issue.

This Special Issue collects the most relevant research works in the area of vehicular technologies, including components, circuits, systems, and signal processing, with special emphasis on microwave and millimeter wave techniques and methods. Potential applications are not limited to cars, but address automated land, sea, and airborne vehicles; automotive radar and other sensing techniques; navigation and localization; mobile communications; driver assistance; and over-the-air testing.

The Special Issue topics include the followings:

• Front-end architecture for road-side units and on-board units;
• Microwave and millimeter systems, modules, and components;
• Automotive radar systems, modulation, waveforms, and compressive sensing;
• Interference and coexistence issues;
• Design and testing of antennas;
• Channel measurements and modeling;
• Mobile communications technique and performance;
• Sensing and imaging techniques and systems;
• Wireless localization, navigation, and sensor networks;
• System measurements, performance evaluation, test, and validation.

Prof. Ing. Alessandro Cidronali
Guest Editor

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