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In-car internet 'to become norm' in survey about future

Started by wjfox , Jan 08 2012 08:42 PM
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Posted 08 January 2012 - 08:42 PM

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In-car internet 'to become norm' in survey about future

In-vehicle internet access is close to becoming reality, according to the world's top car bosses.

The survey by KPMG looking at future trends shows speech recognition and internet connection with wi-fi and 3G will become the norm.

More than a third (37%) of the 200 car executives believe "infotainment" in cars is nearly as important as car safety.

Car manufacturers will also join forces with music, telecoms and IT companies.

Over the next five years car buyers will see in-car gadgets provided by big firms like Google, Apple, Microsoft and LG, among others.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/16413809


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Posted 09 January 2012 - 10:03 AM

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That's all very good, but what exactly is going to be used by the car? I can't watch a video whilst I drive, I'm not even allowed to talk on the phone. So I'm thinking SatNav and music so far, but cars already have these? Any other ideas? Or is it for the passengers? Lucky them ;)
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Posted 09 January 2012 - 11:45 PM

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Or is it for the passengers?

Answered your own question I think, but I can think of scenarios where it might be useful for the driver, as an augment to GPS for instance, or as some kind of 'Siri' type of interface.

Anyway, it's not just cars, the internet will be in everything before the end of this decade, I am sure.
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Posted 12 January 2012 - 02:59 AM

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they better work for driverless cars first,.....
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Posted 12 January 2012 - 10:11 AM

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They're ready :)
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Posted 12 January 2012 - 11:48 PM

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they better work for driverless cars first,.....


That will be a while even after the tech is sound. People will have a lot of mental barriers to climb in order to trust a machine with driving them around.
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Posted 13 January 2012 - 12:06 AM

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They are already legal in Nevada, maybe they'll push them on markets sooner then we think.
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