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SMART ENERGY, UTILITY, AND TRANSPORT
11.1 petabytes of connected car data by 2020 according to a new IHS
Automotive study. Today, auto manufacturers are systematically using
the data they collect from connected cars for such things as internal
diagnostics, location, and vehicle status. us the real-time analytics
of vehicles’ data will breed innovations for car makers, owners, and
occupants.
With the faster proliferation and penetration of promising con-
nectivity technologies, vehicles are being empowered to have newer
capabilities through seamless and spontaneous interactions with other
vehicles on the road, vehicle manufacturers and mechanics, insurance
providers, product vendors, and so on. With cloud connectivity, a bevy
of nimbler ser ...