# From Connectivity to Continuity: Cisco URWB for Autonomous Work Vehicles

DevFeed: [From Connectivity to Continuity: Cisco URWB for Autonomous Work Vehicles](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/from-connectivity-to-continuity-cisco-urwb-for-autonomous-work-vehicles-121786.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blogs.cisco.com/learning/from-connectivity-to-continuity-cisco-urwb-for-autonomous-work-vehicles>)

Author: David Eror

Published: 2026-11-07T01:14:49Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Cisco Blogs](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/cisco-blogs.md>)

Topics: [autonomous vehicles](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/autonomous-vehicles.md>), [cisco networking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cisco-networking.md>), [Cisco](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cisco.md>)

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## AI overview

Cisco URWB provides the wireless backbone for Honda's Autonomous Work Vehicle (AWV), which uses GPS, LiDAR and odometry to navigate off-road routes and can support airfield perimeter inspection. The text says URWB uses MPLS-over-wireless and make-before-break handoffs for roaming, with predictable low latency depending on deployment design and operating conditions. Its multipath operation (MPO) can duplicate selected packets across paths and remove duplicates at the receiver to address packet loss; the data plane is encrypted. The article contrasts this with conventional Wi-Fi's potential handoff, latency-variation and packet-loss challenges, and notes 4G and 5G as alternatives for organizations that do not require full control of their wireless infrastructure and operational data. An AWV connected through URWB can send anomaly data to Illuminex AI's InspectEx Cloud for hazard monitoring and integration with asset-management systems.

## Source excerpt

Learn how Cisco Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul (URWB) helps enable reliable connectivity for Honda's Autonomous Work Vehicle (AWV), supporting perimeter inspection and other mission-critical operations in demanding outdoor environments.