Q: With data levels increasing because of safety systems and connectivity, what kind of networks will be necessary in future?rnA: So far we are fine with what we have - Flexray for time-critical networking, the MOST bus for infotainment and, for diagnosis, Ethernet. We've investigated the future bandwidths needed inside the car and it's around 4-5Gbit. Together with the other German OEMs we're looking at what kind of physical layer can provide this. The technology isn't in a box anywhere in the world right now - we have to develop it with the semiconductor industries. It will be at least 3-4 years before the next-generation networks appear.
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