Vehicular millimeter wave communication for non-line of sight scenarios

A system comprising:

• an onboard vehicle computer system of a first vehicle that includes a non-transitory memory storing computer code which, when executed by the onboard vehicle computer system causes the onboard vehicle computer system to:
• receive, at the first vehicle, one or more wireless messages that include vehicle data, wherein the vehicle data describes a second vehicle position, a second vehicle speed, and a second vehicle heading;
• determine a non-line of sight (NLOS) path between the first vehicle and the second vehicle based on the vehicle data so that the NLOS path avoids a potential blockage;
• perform beam alignment between the first vehicle and the second vehicle based on the NLOS path before the potential blockage is predicted to occur;
• and
• transmit a communication to the second vehicle using the NLOS path.

A non-transitory memory encoded with a computer program, the computer program comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, at a roadside unit (RSU), one or more wireless messages from a vehicle that include vehicle data, where the vehicle data describes a vehicle position, a vehicle speed, and a vehicle heading;
• determining a non-line of sight (NLOS) path between the RSU and the vehicle based on the vehicle data so that the NLOS path avoids a potential blockage;
• and
• performing beam alignment between the RSU and the vehicle based on the NLOS path before the potential blockage is predicted to occur.