The students, at the end of the course, will have a sufficient knowledge of: - in-vehicle digital networks - cellular communication systems, up to 5G; - wireless communication systems for Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) communications; - geo-localization systems and their performance; - driving assistance systems (radar, ultra sound, cameras, laser) and their performance; They will also be able to combine knowledge from the above mentioned subjects and from previous courses to address technical problems in any vehicle (car, AGV - Automatic Guided Vehicle, AMR - Autonomous Mobile Robot, UAV - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle)

There are no specific pre-requirements.

In-Vehicle data networks: CAN, LIN, Ethernet Radio communication systems: cellular networks (from 2G to 5G) , Wireless LANs (IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n), Bluetooth Geo-localization (GPS, GALILEO): principles of operation, performance, applications in vehicles. Vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) & Vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications: standards and rules, tolling systems (Telepass and ETSI compliant systems) Driver assistance systems: distance sensors (ultrasound, RADAR, LIDAR) , vision systems (CCD & thermal cameras), intelligent ligthing. Autonomous driving: SAE autonomous driving levels, state-of-the art & examples. Connected vehicle: functions & services, location-aware enablers, connectivity requirements for autonomous vehicles and for green vehicles Vehicle data exchange: vehicle data sharing, Over The Air (OTA) software update, Big Data technologies, validation of functions and services

This course is mostly based on lectures. Discussions and exercises on some selected subjects will be done during classes.

Lecture's slides and other materials will be available in the course website for download.

Lecture slides;

Exam: Compulsory oral exam; Group project;

The exam will assess the capability of the students to use the knowledge acquired in this, and in other courses, to identify a possible solution to a technical problem. Students can select one out of two exam types: oral exam or group project. ORAL exam. Students will be asked to propose a solution to address a technical problem related to the subjects presented in classes or describe a technology presented in lectures. Examples: identify the required performance figures of a geo-localization system to control the movement of an unmanned vehicle; identify a sensor set able to provide an unmanned vehicle the necessary information to move inside a building along with humans; describe the difference between 5G and 4G cellular networks; identify a wireless system able to operate with a range of 300m. GROUP project. Students will select one of the proposed technical challenges and will identify a feasible solution. The results will be exposed in a 15 minutes talk with slides. At the end of the presentation questions about the proposed solution will be asked. Thereafter, each student in the group will individually answer to a couple of questions similar to the ones of the oral exam. The individual grades will be calculated on the quality of the presentation (up to 12 pts - individually assigned), the technical results achieved (up to 12 pts - assigned to the group) and the correctness of the answers to questions (12 pts - individually assigned). Grades higher than 33 will be registered as 30 with laude. Groups will be autonomously created by students and will be composed of no more than three students. The exam will assess the capability of the students to use the knowledge acquired in this, and in other courses, to identify a possible solution to a technical problem.

In addition to the message sent by the online system, students with disabilities or Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) are invited to directly inform the professor in charge of the course about the special arrangements for the exam that have been agreed with the Special Needs Unit. The professor has to be informed at least one week before the beginning of the examination session in order to provide students with the most suitable arrangements for each specific type of exam.