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This data exchange will not be limited to a single car and its manufacturer. ‘Crowd data’ from millions of vehicles can be used to provide more intelligent mobility services across an entire automotive ecosystem. For example, Gaia-X 4 Future Mobility is a European initiative to enable close interconnectivity between car users, service providers, manufacturers, and suppliers. Applications include smart traffic infrastructure, vehicle lifecycle management, and digital twins for autonomous vehicles.

YOUR CAR WILL RENEW ITSELF AND OFFER ON-DEMAND UPGRADES

With cars becoming increasingly software-defined and connected to the web, their ability to self-heal, self-renew, and self-refresh will increase.

“Our phone’s software is regularly updated, adding new features, downloading apps, updates, and security patches to fix issues and make our devices more useful. The car may have some way to go before it becomes as dynamic and interactive as our phones, but it is clear that we are seeing a similar evolution,” said Karsten Hoffmeister, head of autonomous drive at Luxoft.

control features, SDVs lend themselves to this type of service.

Your Car Schedules Its Own Maintenance

“As part of the Internet of Things (IoT), the connectivity built into cars will be used to transmit real-time vehicle diagnostics, which will be used to plan increasingly sophisticated predictive maintenance schedules,” says John Makin, automotive strategist at Luxoft.

Feedback from advanced analytics powered by artificial intelligence (AI) will enable the car to flag imminent issues to the workshop, dealership, or directly to the manufacturer. The diagnostic information will be shared with mechanics ahead of time so they can order the necessary components. This technology will lift some of the responsibility off the driver to spot car maintenance issues while enhancing road safety.

Your Future Electric Vehicle May Be Fuelled By Hydrogen

Global electric vehicle (EV) sales are surging. Already in China, the world’s largest automotive market, EVs represent 21 per cent of the market. According to consultancy AutoForecast Solutions, EVs could account for a third of the North American market, and about 26 per cent of vehicles produced worldwide, by 2029.

That said, the rising cost of EV batteries, long waiting times for cars and parts, and issues with scaling recharging infrastructure in line with growing demand are already impacting adoption. In many cities around the world, today’s drivers have to wait for over an hour to charge their vehicle at public charging points.

Owning A Car May Be A Thing Of The Past

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How we live and work is changing. Hybrid working reduces the need for many employees to commute by car every day. Many younger people may want the convenience of a car but not the traditional ownership model — which is typically expensive, high responsibility, and inflexible. A different approach to getting on the road is paying for a vehicle only when you need one, perhaps through a subscription-based, car-sharing, or peer-to-peer rental service. With their on-demand and remote-

With their smart routing and energy optimisation capabilities, SDVs can mitigate many of these issues. However, the hunt is on for viable fuel alternatives to power them.

Initial tests of hydrogen fuel cells at Germany’s DLR Institute for Vehicle Concepts in Stuttgart show that with a tank capacity of 6.3kg of hydrogen, a vehicle can generate somewhere in the region of 100kWh of electricity. That’s equivalent to around the average monthly consumption of a one-person household. As vehicles become more software defined, we anticipate further development of alternative fuel sources across the automotive industry.