Interested article in Alcatel Lucent : Connected cars to the Internet, Is it going to replace smart phones?

It’s a question that service providers want to solve. What would the world be like without your smart phone beside you for 24 hours? What if instead, your own car was able to not only communicate with you, but the world around it.  Machina Research predicts that there will be 1.8 billion machine-to-machine (M2M) vehicle connections that can do just that. This will involve 700 million connected cars and 1.1 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices that will interpret real-time information and bring them to you. The platform will provide services such as real-time traffic navigation, Pay As You Drive (PAYD) insurance, parking services. In fact, the report predicts that 90% of new cars will feature such a platform by 2020, growing from less than 10% today.

Today’s primary decisions in making car purchases are pricing and gas mileage, without a doubt. However, when the M2M players and service providers join forces to bring connected cars to end users, they will have to realize the challenges of bringing M2M to the masses. These challenges include simplifying the use of technology and creating an experience where they consistently feel connected to their everyday lives. There will be more to purchasing decisions than pricing and gas mileage – the means of having voice over LTE (VoLTE), push notifications, customer self-support, and mobile data will be major players in the decision. All of the services of the connected car I mentioned have two important elements: they further connect us to our everyday lives and enhance the customer experience. This enables us to have our cars become our smart phones. Just imagine, making payments right from your car, having your car find the best available parking spots and not having to worry about the maintenance of your car as there are automatic vehicle system checks, firmware updates and data management services. What else could you ask for?