siliconindia | | October 20188CONNECTED CARS: FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELTS-IT'S GOING TO BE QUITE THE RIDE!By Sheen Kaul, Program Manager in Vehicle Engineering, MG MotorsMG has made its way to India under the leadership of the SAIC Motor Corporation Limited, the world's 7th largest automobile company. MG brings its legacy to one of the world's fastest growing automobile markets with a clear vision to build the 'next generation automotive company.C onnectivity has become an integral part in every-one's life in today's era of unparalleled commu-nication, thanks to the lat-est technologies ­ mobile, internet and Social networks. Everyone wants to stay connected and when same tech-nology is deployed in the automotive sector, it's much more enjoyable ex-perience especially with the arrival of Connected vehicles.`Connected Car' as the name sug-gests refers to the Internet of Things (IoT) where you are connected to Eco-system while driving the car (V2X), smartphone, home applianc-es, dealers and emergency call cen-tres. BI Intelligence report expects 381 million connected cars on the Road by 2020 making connected cars a major element of the IoT. Over the next years, we will see partnerships growing among IT industry players like Wi-Fi, Intelligent Transportation system (ITS), Cloud computing, BLE and cellular networks including 3G, 4G/LTE, 5G and automotive OEMs.Connected Car works on the con-cept of Internet of Vehicles (IoV) IN MY OPINIONSheen Kaul
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