What is IoT in Automotive
The connected car IoT is a product of the collaboration between automotive, telecommunication service providers, and software companies. The connected car technology has facilitated instant network connections, enabling the vehicles to communicate with devices, sensors, vehicles, and the internet.
Application in Automotive
Maintenance
Predictive analytics is one of the most startling features of IoT automotive. The sensors embedded in different components of a car collect data and share it to a platform. This data is then processed by an algorithm that can analyze the future outcomes of the component based on its performance.
Infotainment & Telematics
Car owners can be ensured about its security, surveillance, and safety at all times through smartphone. Real-time alert system sounds an alarm in the owner’s smartphone if someone tries to forcefully enter the vehicle
Benefits:
- Helps a person to take necessary steps to prevent its car parts from sudden breakdown
- This system alerts the driver about probable malfunctions
- The alerts are sent to the driver’s mobile, way before the problem even occurs
- Helps the driver to make cost-effective and time-saving steps to avoid component failure while driving
- Helpful for load-carrying vehicles that travel for days before reaching their destination
- Car owners can be ensured about its security, surveillance, and safety at all times through smartphone
- Real-time alert system sounds an alarm in the owner’s smartphone if someone tries to forcefully enter the vehicle
- Calls concerned authorities immediately like ambulance or firefighters in case of an emergency
- Connect different equipment like music system and GPS in a car with their smartphone and operate them distantly
