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Short range is a feuture of 5G not a bug, to prevent congestion.

Probably it will not be usefull outside really crowded areas or a set of high throughput sensors that need to be wireless for some reason.

[hn_throwaway_99]

If it's a feature, not a bug, why are all the other countries outlined in the article choosing bands with greater range?

I just can't imagine anyone being happy with 5G if it doesn't work in your car.

[rightbyte]

I don't really know the trade offs. Maybe they believe a longer short range would be best?

There's a vehicle test track with Ericsson 5G in Sweden (Astazero) where you can stream while driving. I don't know how many radios they use. There are more installations around the globe for showcasing that.

There has been trails of multiple Gbit link to race cars, but that's more or less lab tests. With more cars you will need to share the spectrum.