Services in Automotive Business Based on Car Connectivity Possibilities

The articles concentrate on the vision of the networked vehicle and the impact of connectedcars on the automotive business. The interpretation of subject of this article is based on the combineddata set of many published reports and analytical studies. Car will become an active, mobile node in theInternet. This contribution illustrates effects of Internet networking in automobiles, connected to externalinterfaces, and customer acceptance of these systems which are suitable for multiple applicationdomains – external connectivity, security, telematics, diagnosis, integrated safety management etc.Bringing services and applications from the consumer space into the car is an intensive challenge forautomakers. Creating a networking between the car in traffic, its own original data, and its surroundinginfrastructure via the Internet will give rise to new applications and business models in automotive. Theimpulses that can support the development and implementation of standardized services for carconnectivity are resulting from information technologies and globalization trends, assuming that theclose collaboration of OEMs, Tier-x suppliers, Government bodies and consumers is realised andsynergy effect is reached.