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Number of cars connected to the internet will grow by

SMARTER ANDMORE CONNECTED:

The Future of Vehicles

This is about to change with the rise of the connected car. These vehicles will include a whole range of consumer technologies, plus some features we now see in fleet vehicles, such as feedback on potential road incidents or controlling connected home devices, like security systems.

The connected car will give people the chance to get used to the sort of driver assistance systems and recording of data that are becoming common in business vehicles.

In car technology for automation, data collection and entertainment has been outpaced for years by developments in the mobile devices people carry with them.

from

23mNOW

to

152min 2020Source: IHS Automotive

In-vehicle technology is already a huge attraction for car buyers, with

39%saying it is currently their top selling point

Source: Accenture

3G and 4G connectivity will mean updates and more complex content (like videos) can be served directly into cars

The average caralready uses

60MICROPROCESSORS

Source: CAR Group

More Apps are being moved to HTML5, meaning they can be used on any device, not just on iOS or Android, for example. The result of this change is that people will be able to use their favourite apps through the car’s own interface, without even connecting a smartphone.

Reduce risk and insurance premiums by profiling driver safety and finding the safest routes, as well as the quickest

Make the car into a moving credit card, providing a single bill for fuel, insurance, data usage, repair callouts, insurance, parking and other costs associated with car usage

Businesses may be able to make better use of time on the road because of apps which could, for example:

Sensors throughout

the car will collect important

information. Drivers will be given advice on

how to improve their fuel efficiency and avoid potential

accidents.

Work with ‘smart office’ devices allowing instant voice control of alarms, door locks and lighting

Temperature:

18°CWind Speed:

8mphEfficiency:

32mpgAir Humidity:

87%

On top of functionality already found in fleets, in which cars report back on driving behaviour and transmits important information on collisions and maintenance to manufacturers, insurers and the emergency services, connected cars will be able to deliver data on the state of various components, external environmental conditions and other vehicles nearby.

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