Traffic lights that negotiate with cars. Buses that request green waves. Parking that finds you. In intelligent cities, the street is a network. V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) over 5G lets vehicles talk to infrastructure, each other and the cloud in under 20 milliseconds.
Singapore's 1,200 smart intersections broadcast signal phase and timing (SPaT). Cars adjust speed to surf green waves, cutting stops by 28% and fuel by 12%. In Detroit, the 5G-connected Michigan Central corridor lets autonomous shuttles "see around corners" via intersection lidar.
Ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC) guarantees 10ms delivery for safety messages — a car braking ahead warns 50 cars behind instantly. Edge servers at intersections process lidar so even non-connected cars are visible to autonomy stacks.