In five years more than 60 percent of the world’s cars will include features such as built-in Internet and smart phone connectivity, said ABI Research.
In the U.S. and Western Europe, that figure will exceed 80 percent of cars.
Presently only 11.4 percent of the world’s cars are “connected,” said ABI.
“In-car connectivity is quickly transforming the automotive industry, enabling passive and active safety and security and offering infotainment and connected lifestyle services to consumers but also enabling new car ownership, usage, and experience modes such as car sharing, (semi)-autonomous driving, dynamic demand-response electric vehicle charging pricing, and customer and vehicle relationship management services including prognostics and preventive maintenance,” said ABI VP and practice director Dominique Bonte.
Most car makers are working on connected cars. And Microsoft is said to be developing a next generation car platform using Kinect, Windows 8 and Windows Phone.
Source: ABI via Yahoo News!
