Lear is developing car parts to connect vehicles to smart cities (LEA)
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Auto component designer and supplier Lear is developing a modular part that will enable carmakers to connect their vehicles to city infrastructure, according to TechCrunch.
The units would also be able to coordinate with other vehicles, paving the way for organizational schemes that would potentially create major savings and increase efficiency.
Testing of the connected vehicles will be conducted in Detroit and the surrounding areas, which are already equipped with networked infrastructure. Unlike other connected car designs, which generally aim to connect the consumer to services and allow the manufacturer to send out updates, the aim of Lear’s unit will be to connect the cars in which it’s installed in to infrastructure as well as to other nearby vehicles. This will provide information to localities that can be used to modify service patterns and create major savings.
By knowing where cars are, cities can alter streetlights, streamline road maintenance, and adjust traffic patterns. Automated analytics programs employed by a city will be able to observe stopped cars and alter light patterns, routing cars around stoppages or clearing the way for emergency vehicles. Cities would not be forced to rely on traffic light timing patterns to keep cars moving on city streets, and instead would be able to employ dynamic patterning based on actual street traffic to avoid traffic jams.
A trial of smart signals in Pittsburgh saw a 20% drop in vehicle emissions. Connecting cars to smart infrastructure has the potential to transform the city through the introduction of dynamic, real-time analytics.
Over the past year, there has been a significant uptick in the number of connected cars on the road. And as internet integration becomes more commonplace, the automobile as we know it will transform.
Over the next five to 10 years, this internet integration is expected to change the car ownership model, create a new platform for consumers to access content, lead to fully autonomous vehicles, and revolutionize the auto industry.
The market position of the car today is similar to where the smartphone was in 2010 — it's just taken off and is ready to explode.
John Greenough, senior research analyst for BI Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service, has compiled a detailed report on the transformation of the automobile that examines the transformation of the automobile. It also analyzes all areas of the changing automotive market, including the market size for connected cars, automakers benefits and connection strategies, market leaders, consumer demand, and more.
Here are some of the key takeaways from the report:
- Over 380 million connected cars will be on the road by 2021. The market has seen a significant increase in automakers plans to connect the majority of the vehicles they sell and as a result, we've increased our 2015 forecast.
- Automakers are connecting the vehicles they sell because the connection offers clear business opportunities.
- Consumers are adopting the connected car faster than expected. We identify the 3 factors that causing the increase in demand.
- Tech companies will play a major role in the future of the automotive market. The big question is whether tech companies will eventually manufacture cars?
- Fully autonomous cars are only a few years away. Technological, regulatory, and consumer adoption hurdles still remain, but there have been many strides towards a car that can drive itself from point A to point B with little to no human interaction.
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