One of the stand-out performances at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was by an autonomous electric vehicle reaching 95 miles per hour during the warm-up lap of a race it did not actually take part in. The car was made by Halo, a local Las Vegas start-up, relying on T-Mobile USA’s 5G network in the 2.5 GHz midband spectrum for the connectivity that enabled the autonomous operation. The demonstration was notable on three counts. Firstly, it shows a way forward for operators to partner with start-ups rather than the big automotive manufacturers that want to dictate their connectivity strategies. Secondly, it lays down a marker for a staged approach towards self-driving where, as in this case, the…