As part of the Smart City Expo happening this week, well known Swedish company Ericsson predicted the impact 5G will have on urban transportation. The mobile conglomerate expect that full automation is possible for some services such as public buses whose largest variable cost are drivers. An interesting thought is that of vehicle platooning whereby trucks are driver by off-site operators who co-ordinate acceleration & braking meaning they can travel closer together and open more space up on the roads