[nradov]

5G won't fix anything. The location precision is worse than what you can usually get with the latest GNSS receivers. And what happens when the 5G tower is down because a construction crew accidentally cut the backhaul fiber?

[anchpop]

> And what happens when the 5G tower is down because a construction crew accidentally cut the backhaul fiber?

I assume the cars would stop and we would have to go back to driving them manually for a few hours or days

[jimpudar]

The goal is eventually to have vehicles without manual controls, so this won't be an option.

[nradov]

Outside of a few limited areas, that goal won't be achieved in our lifetimes.

[FireBeyond]

Apropos of anything else, the tower knows where it is, unless it's mobile. Having no backhaul doesn't mean it can't be broadcasting / used for location information. They also (almost) always come with their own battery backup / generator.