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Wait, first, can it connect at 5gbps BEFORE you drive over it?

Only if you do it at 88 mph (I hate that I HAVE to clarify that’s a Back to the Future reference, nothing more)

Yes.

Only if you have flame decals on your car.

Probably. With a car tire at ~30psi and the cable thin enough that the tire can conform around it, the force squishing the cable is likely less than from a person stepping on it. But, very interesting to explore experimentally!

Rubber is an insulator, right? Isn't that how more data go faster works?

What is the surface you are driving on? Asphalt or dirt should be OK, gravel not so much.

haaaahah

expectations vs physics

that sounds like an interesting experiment, especially if you were to try say a light small car versus a bigger pickup and measue before and after throughput

"It depends..." If any of the conductors break, no. As long as continuity is maintained I... don't know. I haven't done much with 5GBASE-T so I don't know how much headroom is built into the spec. Gut guess would be you can. One way to find out!

I say yes, but I'm excited to hear the answer!