From cars to mobility: innovations in
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automotive connectivity
This has demanded the introduction of multiple cameras, sonar, radar and even LIDAR sensors, connected over deterministic networks to sophisticated sensor fusion, analysis and interpretation systems, as well as engine, body and drivetrain controllers.
Multiple camera autopilot systems will generate large amounts of time-critical data.
A third major trend goes to the heart of the automotive industry’s purpose: does it sell cars, or help people get from A to B in the way that is most convenient to them? Daimler is already exploring this question by developing facilities such as Moovel, an app combining multiple types of mobility service; car2go, an app-enabled car sharing service; mytaxi, for ride hailing; and other services such as CleverShuttle and FlixBus. More strikingly, BMW and Daimler are pooling their efforts to create a global player in urban mobility services such as multimodal travel, vehicle charging, taxi ride hailing, parking and car sharing. It doesn’t take much imagination to recognise that, the taxi version of a Mercedes has very different features to the consumer variant of the same body shape, the shift to these sorts of mobility services will profoundly influence the design of future vehicles.
BMW and Daimler are jointly investing in integrated mobility services. Perhaps the most important enabling trend for all this change is the move to much richer connectivity, within vehicles, between vehicles, and between vehicles and their environments. Some of this is purely consumer driven – people expect their car dashboards now to provide a mix of information and entertainment that is closely equivalent to what they experience on their mobiles and tablets. Some of the shift to richer connectivity is driven by the challenge of managing the flow of vast amounts of safety-critical real-time sensor data to ADAS, and later autonomous driving controllers.
Connectivity is also going to be vital between the car and its environment. Consumers will need reliable internet connectivity to access their preferred online services, as well as to support access to concierge services such as GM’s OnStar network. Regulation is increasingly demanding that vehicles can sense when they have been in an accident and use cellular connectivity to report their positions to emergency service centres.
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