Automotive connectivity trends shaping the industry’s future

Automotive connectivity trends shaping the industry’s future

Technology in the coming years will be aligned to increase passenger and driver safety, allow them the comfort and ease of driving and also make the vehicle more interactive and entertaining. The advent of automotive connectivity has enabled the technology market to act on some of its motives. Following are the trends that are currently looked up to as a mold for the market.

The vehicle-vehicle communication

The concept of Vehicle-vehicle (V2V) communication is derived from IoT; an application of science that works to link multiple functionalities. Vehicle-vehicle communication technology implies an ability of the cars to wirelessly transmit data between each other. This can be speed data or relevant position data. Such constant interaction between vehicles can effectively prevent accidents. Should there be a risk, the vehicles can be built capable of taking pre-emptive actions like slowing down.

V2V is considered superior to most automotive market trends because it makes a ubiquitous and 360-degree awareness of the potential threats in the surrounding possible.

A Brain-Vehicle connective technology

There has been extensive research on the human brain to understand and decode the various thought processes that it undergoes in order to understand how circumstance-based discretions are made. This has led to the advent of a brain-vehicle connective technology.

Automotive market forecasts suggest that this can offer highly beneficial features in vehicles; the kind that we have never seen before. Car-control can be driven by brain waves to respond in real time to accomplish the following

·         Real-time personalization of the auto-drive mode (improving reaction time)

·         A personalization of other car functions like infotainment

A wearable like skull caps can be used to sense brainwave activity and linked to onboard systems for automation.

Telematics for the maintenance of your vehicle

Automotive market research reports state that most vehicles tend to go out of use due to improper maintenance schedules. Telematics is capable of delivering a usage-based maintenance solution where you are notified about the due maintenance procedures based on the actual use of various utilities in the vehicle.

Apart from having a proper maintenance routine, it also helps you

·         Derive an appropriate budget based on your driving behavior

·         Minimize planning time

·         Reduce downtime by pre-planning

·         Lower your dependency on time/odometer-based preventive maintenance so you have to remember less

A dashboard featuring an AI-based interface

Market research companies say that most recent launches feature an AI-based interface that is claimed to greatly enhance user experience. A driver’s experience has thus completely been reinvented. Speech recognition apps have evolved to recognize indirect speech. For instance, you can just tell your car that you’re cold and it will raise the temperature automatically. Cars are also built with a ‘learning system’ to know everything from your song to control preferences. Touchscreen navigation displays and augmented reality technology have an added contribution to the ease of driving.

However, the field of technology is dynamic and witnesses newer advancements each day. One can expect tomorrow’s features to be much more innovative with drivers deriving a more cutting-edge experience.