[ntnm] Re: DIAL INTO THE CAR OF THE FUTURE
- From: Roz Olver <roz.olver@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "ntnm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ntnm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 10:35:22 +0100
Hi Dan
I am glad it did as I found it very interesting reading!
Kind regards
Roz
> On 16 Aug 2014, at 09:38, "Dan Roche" <dan.roche@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> This e-mail wasn't supposed to go out to the group. Sorry.
>
> Dan
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> Of Dan Roche
> Sent: 16 August 2014 09:17
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> Subject: [ntnm] DIAL INTO THE CAR OF THE FUTURE
>
> Hi All,
>
> Take a read of the following article:
>
> DIAL INTO THE CAR OF THE FUTURE
> A SIM card in every car is not just a dream for smartphone users, but a move
> that will save time and stress – even lives. More than three quarters of the
> British population own a smartphone, which they use not only for making calls
> and texting, but also for gaming, shopping and internet searches.
> Many motorists also use them for navigation and listening to music, and
> smartphones will become even more useful in a few months when Apple's CarPlay
> and Google's Android Auto systems start appearing in an increasing number of
> new cars, allowing us to use even more
> apps while on the move.But tethering your phone to a car, via a cable or
> Bluetooth, is still just a stepping stone to what
> we can expect to see in the not – toodistant future, as our cars start to
> communicate with the outside world themselves. Welcome to the age of the
> connected car.
> Connected cars will be able to help us avoid jams, find a parking space and
> catch up with work, all without taking our hands from the steering wheel –
> and could even save our lives in the event of a crash.
> Like smartphones, the connected car will be able to transmit and receive
> information by using a humble SIM card, which will be embedded in the car
> itself. In fact, BMW has fitted a 3G SIM card to every car that's rolled off
> its production lines since April. And other premium
> manufacturers are planning to follow suit; by 2018, 36million new cars –
> almost a third of those sold – will have an embedded SIM.
> Part of the impetus for this connectivity is the EU's eCall legislation, due
> to come into force by early 2018. In the event of a crash, it will require a
> car to automatically call the emergency services with its exact location. The
> improved response times could save hundreds of lives
> and lessen the impact of thousands of injuries every year.The same technology
> will also mean that breakdown services can be alerted if a connected
> car shudders to a halt, with the car's telematics system able to communicate
> exactly what the problem is. This is known as bCall.
> But while legislation might be driving the adoption of connectivity, car
> makers will be pushing on an open door when it comes to consumers wanting to
> make the most of this brave new world. Because if manufacturers can't supply
> it, car buyers will head to another marque's
> showroom; indeed, management consultancy McKinsey recently found that 27 per
> cent of iPhone users would change their car brand if it offered better
> connectivity.
> Motorists want a connected car because, thanks to the increasing usefulness
> of smartphones, we're hooked on apps. However, unlike Angry Birds, the ones
> in our cars will be practical.Take real – time traffic information, for
> example. As connected cars will constantly transmit
> their speed and GPS position to a cloud server, and also receive data from
> that server about other cars, information will be updated almost second by
> second. The car's satellite navigation system will then be able to use this
> information to route you away from any congestion, saving
> you time (and stress).Then, when you get to your destination, a parking app
> will not only tell you which car park has
> vacant spaces, but could even direct you to the empty bays (in a "smart",
> sensor – fitted car park). Who's going to miss the hassle of driving around a
> multi – storey car park while looking for that elusive empty bay?
> You can also look forward to concierge services that connect you to a
> personal assistant in a call centre at the touch of a button. Want to find a
> restaurant or know film times at a local cinema? They'll be able to help you.
> Or if you need a hotel room, they'll not only be able to find
> you one, but book it, too.Car makers are also collaborating with developers
> to come up with all kinds of useful apps
> designed specifically for your car. These on – board apps will include
> streaming music services, ones that text your position to loved ones to let
> them know where you are
> (particularly useful for parents of teenage drivers), calendars that alert
> you to forthcoming appointments, and even the ability to dictate notes, memos
> and emails, or posts to your social media accounts.
> Of course there are issues for car manufacturers – and their technology
> partners, such as mobile network operators – to overcome, including the
> dangers of increased driver distraction, the disparity between development
> times for cars (about seven years) and apps (weeks, or
> even days), as well as data privacy concerns. But as the global connected car
> market could be worth about £23.9billion in 2018, there's plenty of
> motivation for the car makers to resolve these.
> Rupert Stadler, the chairman of Audi, said earlier this year that cars would
> become the largest social media devices we owned. As we all start to get
> online in our cars in the next few years, the truth of this will become self
> – evident, as our smartphones are replaced in our affections
> by even smarter cars. BMW GETS CONNECTED
> BMW is already embracing the connected car by using the embedded SIM cards in
> its cars with its ConnectedDrive system to offer owners a wide range of
> services, writes Craig Thomas.Real – time traffic information (RTTI) is
> already up and running and at the disposal of BMW
> drivers, with an option in the navigation system to dynamically adjust the
> route to avoid congestion (it currently uses other motorists' mobile phone
> signals to work out where there's a hold – up).
> There are also a number of apps that will help business drivers stay
> productive, and a streaming music service (called Rara) that, for a fee,
> gives owners access to 28million songs.And the launch of BMW's own app store
> – the ConnectedDrive Store – in the UK within the
> next 12 months will mean a huge number of services will be available to
> owners.Of course, there's a cost: full connectivity is a £1,890 option on a
> new BMW, with apps costing extra and a subscription to the streaming music
> service £325 per year.
>
> Dan
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