In this auto advice blog post, we will explore Connected Cars: The Future of Automobiles. Connected cars are a new trend in automobiles where car manufacturers have been adding internet connectivity to their vehicles. Connectivity allows drivers to share data from their vehicle with other users and receive information back from them as well. It also enables the user to connect their automobile with apps on a smartphone via an app or a vehicle’s OnStar system that is often included at no additional charge when purchasing a new car.
What are Connected Cars?
Your car can notify you if it is low on gas. So you know exactly when to stop at a station for fuel. It also allows the user to share their driving habits with other drivers and receive alerts about traffic or accidents in real time from other users through an app like Waze.
Connectivity also allows the user to monitor and control their car remotely. Connected cars can be programmed via an app or automatically with programs like GM’s OnStar. It turns off your engine if you forget it is running in your garage. Connectivity has quickly become a standard feature on automobiles today due to its many benefits for drivers.
How Connected Cars Work?
Cars have evolved over time from simply being a mode of transportation into devices we interact and connect with. Connectivity allows the user to access and control their car remotely via an app. It can be installed on a smartphone or tablet device. Connected cars also facilitate communication between nearby vehicles. So that they can alert one another of potential hazards along the road ahead through Vehicle-to-vehicle (VTV) technology, such as automatically braking when someone is approaching too fast from behind in dangerous weather conditions like rain or snow.
Benefits for drivers
Connecting your vehicle to other devices has become more popular today due to its many benefits for drivers including
- monitoring fuel levels,
- keeping track of mileage driven for tax purposes,
- having emergency services notify you if there are issues with your automobile while it is being serviced at a dealer shop,
- tracking location information in case it is stolen,
- and more.
Connected cars also enable drivers to unlock doors using a smartphone or start the engine with a push of a button on their mobile device as long as it is within range. Connectivity has quickly become a standard feature on automobiles today due to its many benefits for drivers.
Future will be realized
Connecting your car to your phone is just one way that this future will be realized. In fact, many Connected Car systems rely extensively on wireless technology to enable them to communicate with each other. As well as send data back up into the cloud for analysis by manufacturers or drivers alike. This kind of “cloud-based” connectivity could have huge implications in terms of vehicle safety and security. But it also means that issues such as latency need to be carefully thought through before being implemented at scale. Receiving an alert from your car about a potentially dangerous situation on the road ahead is all well and good. But if it takes too long to get that information in front of you then this could be just as much of an issue.
Connected cars are the future of automobiles.
Connectivity enables high-tech features that allow you to communicate, monitor and control your car in ways never before possible.
There will be an app for everything!
The Connected Car Expo is one conference where all this innovation comes together, like a family reunion without Uncle Bob showing up late with two dates from Craigslist.
Connecting cars can also save lives by monitoring vehicle health; lowering insurance premiums; providing real time updates on traffic conditions; avoiding accidents through our connected world using smart sensors (IoT), etc., making roads safer worldwide. Can’t we just go back to driving around aimlessly listening to Duran Duran?
Safety and security features of connected cars
Safety and security features of connected cars will increase in the coming years, creating a new era of automobile engineering. Connected cars will be able to communicate with other vehicles on the road and even city infrastructure such as traffic lights. It makes driving safer for everyone involved. Connectivity also provides drivers more automated features that can make our lives easier while we are behind the wheel. Connected cars are able to sense the environment around them, communicate wirelessly with other Connected cars and applications on a driver’s smartphone, and collect information from onboard sensors about an individual trip. In order to save precious time or even provide warnings that help drivers avoid accidents.
Ability to connect with each other
Cars will also become more autonomous as their ability to connect with each other creates new opportunities for safety features. Connected cars can be programmed to automatically brake when another Connected car brakes in front of it. Or if a Connected car is about to crash into an object up ahead. This technology will drastically reduce the number of accidents caused by human error. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has announced that most new vehicles on the road are equipped with some form of connectivity. As Connected cars become more popular over time, the demand for car safety features will increase as well.
