What does a vehicle become when safety, information and entertainment converge?
It is estimated that 80% of the present and future innovations in the automobile will be on telematics and will account for more than 40% of the vehicleÕs cost or value. Telematics is playing a critical role, making the vehicle of tomorrow become not only a mobile information center but also a vehicle efficiently addressing the challenges of safety, security and traffic congestion.
Emerging telematic trends include:
- Remote vehicle diagnostics(fuel and fuild levels, electronic functions – virtual dasboard -) tied into dealer, OEM and consumer
- Geo-tracking, geo-fencing and other alerts
- Tuning while driving
- Preventative maintenance
- Warranty and recall support
- concierge services(booking, vehicle disable and recovery, roadside assist), Infotainment
- Social networking(suggests hotels, restaurants), location based services(best gas prices locations)
- Driver Assistance Technologies (Accident avoidance through vision or RADAR, etc.)
- Emergency call, Emergency recognition and response processing(crash notification/response, emergency responders and contacts, SMS)
- Trip planner
- Real-time traffic navigation and information
- Audio and video entertainment with high resolution 2D/3D graphics
- Voice(natural voice recognition) and data connectivity
- Car-to-Car Communication(share info with other vehicles)
- Bluetooth¨ connectivity
- Device Connectivity
- Both Open-Source Software (e.g., Embedded Linux) and specialized device
- Open interface to embedded communications device for 3rd party content
- Mobile payment device
InterNetworking Link has been involved in telematics for almost a decade and we have maintained a strong focus on tomorrow technologies to help you enhance your navigational experience. For less than a dollar per day per vehicle, you can truly enjoy the telematics features and capabilities mentioned above. To contact us, use the Help Menu above. Thank you!
Please, if you are looking for a MRM solution for your fleet management, please go to our Mobile Resource Management page for a more sophisticated solution.
3rd Generation Telematics(T-3)
- Traffic probe data, dynamic rerouting when road work or road blocks
- peer to peer networking
- Productivity, convenience, entertainment and safety/security
- Ability to always stay in touch with the vehicle enhances owner’s satisfaction
- The ability for the OEM to ‘touch’ the vehicle and the owner offers every dept in the OEM a wealth of opportunity (ROI)
Using a cell phone or a web browser, the following can be achieved :
- car maintenance status, remote diagnostics
- remote climate control, remote start, remote door lock/unlock
- vehicle management, software or firmware upgrade, activate electronic owner’s manual
