Smart, connected and automated vehicles

Innovation and technology have driven the reins of the connected car space in the automobile industry.

- RAJEEV CHABA

RAJEEV CHABA

President & MD, MG Motor India

As consumer expectations continue to evolve, digital transformation has taken the front seat in transforming cars into an ecosystem of on-demand, in-car services.

In the future, cars will not be seen as products but as platforms, paving the way for a lifetime of services to provide key differentiation to customers. This, in turn, will allow innovators and developers to create novel solutions and business models to enhance the ownership experience.

Among the most intensively researched automotive technologies are automated and connected vehicle technologies. The potential of urban automobiles is 'Connected, Electric Shared and Autonomous Vehicles,' thanks to a worldwide shift toward electrified vehicles and significant advances in computer power, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet of Things.

Just like our smartphones have become personal computers over the last decade, with continuing disruptions in the automotive industry, the car is becoming a smart device.