Case Study: Eindhoven University of Technology achieves low-latency remote driving with SURF network connectivity

Remote driving with interconnected 5G networks

Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) was researching remote driving and needed to test how a vehicle could seamlessly switch between two separate 5G networks to maintain a continuous, low-latency connection, a critical requirement for safe cooperative and automated mobility.

SURF implemented a dedicated, high-bandwidth optical wavelength connection approximately 15 kilometers long between the two test networks. This SURF-provided solution minimized latency by ensuring data traveled the shortest, most direct route. The initial tests confirmed the connection did not add significant delay, providing the reliable and high-performance link necessary for the university's groundbreaking research into interconnected 5G applications.

Eindhoven University of Technology

Jos den Ouden

Project Manager for CCAM Projects