Building the Next-Generation Car with Intel IoT
Consider for a moment what the creation of a truly connected and intelligent vehicle could mean. First and foremost, increased safety. Also, improved fuel efficiency. Less congestion. Decreased pollution.
Even better? A driving experience enhanced with Intel Internet of Things (IoT) that can help make your commute safer, more productive, and enjoyable.
With the rapid convergence of commute and compute, the automotive industry is undergoing a radical transition not seen since the creation of the assembly line. And that’s presenting automotive and IT professionals with a unique opportunity: to take a fundamentally different approach to vehicle function, design, and construction.
Today, our cars are transportation machines that contain computers. Tomorrow, they’ll be intelligent data devices that actively help us take advantage of every moment on the road. Even the materials we use to build them may change; we could have plastic vehicles, or even biodegradable ones.
Sound too sci-fi? It’s not. Look at what we’re already doing with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). Twenty years ago, adaptive cruise control, automatic parking and braking, blind spot detection, and collision avoidance—and self-driving cars—were just engineers’ dreams.
Navigating a connected environment with V2x
As automakers race to build the ultimate ADAS, two camps are emerging.
The first is focusing on vehicle message passing, in which the car communicates with:
- Other vehicles (V2V)
- Infrastructure points, like signs and traffic lights (V2I)
- Bicyclists and pedestrians, via smart-phone apps and wearables (V2P)
- The cloud (V2C)
Combined, we call this “V2x.”
The main challenge with V2x is what to do with the incoming data. Many proponents feel that the best approach is to compile and present it to the driver to interpret and act upon. But then there’s the danger of information overload. We know from managing cybersecurity breaches that it’s risky to treat all incoming threats equally. They need to be prioritized, so that people are alerted only to the most pressing concerns.
