Connected cars and the role of telematics in the future of intelligent transport
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ndoubtedly connected cars are transforming the driving experience across Australia and the world. From driverless cars to realme traffic updates and on-demand infotainment, telema cs has endless poten al to vastly improve the efficiency and safety, as well as the enjoyment of drivers on the na on’s roads. The benefits of telema cs do not only apply to the driver. Car manufacturers, for example, are able to use telema cs to build the brand experience and be er understand customers. Whereas for auto insurance providers and fleet service managers, telema cs can help make intelligent business decisions to ul mately improve products and services such as lower insurance premiums and faster delivery
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of goods. Ernst & Young predicts that 88 percent of all new cars globally will have integrated telema cs by 2025. Meanwhile, according to KPMG, half of all new cars sold today are connected and by 2030 all new cars on the road would have some element of connec vity, while a quarter would be fully autonomous . The benefits that telema cs will bring to drivers and businesses are limitless; however, here are four real examples on how telema cs will transform the future of driving and intelligent transport systems:
Smoothing traffic congestion Connected cars have the poten al to
reduce the likelihood of traffic conges on on city roads and smooth traffic flow crea ng greater fuel efficiency and driver safety. Advances in connec vity such as in-vehicle diagnos cs are steadily taking the guess work away from the driver. For example, Intelema cs is currently building a solu on for VicRoads that is expected to create smoother traffic flow by advising vehicles on the op mal travel speed needed to pass through a set of green traffic lights. The technology works by using the data from the Victoria’s centralised traffic system to iden fy and share the green light sequence with drivers via either a dashboard or smartphone alert so that road users can adjust their speed to align www.telema cswire.net I www.coe-iot.com
