OCTOBER 20199tutors and healthcare equipment that can provide accurate data that's readable for everyone, raise alarms as and when required and even notify doctors or hospitals in case of an emergency. Automotive sector will benefit a lot from IoT. The future of mobility is AI, ML, UBA and IoT. Automotive sector is now looking at IoT to help drivers in connected cars avoid accidents, predict maintenance issues, find parking spots, raise alerts and much more. It is IoT and ML which will eventually bring self-driving cars to the market. IoT in mobility is not just about diagnostic data or predictive analytics it goes beyond. Connected cars will evolve sooner than we think. Digital vehicle access management will be the key factor in Mobility as a Service (MaaS). Vehicle to Infrastructure (V2I) communication technology will help us find parking slots, select the best possible time to travel, locate the nearest petrol station or garage and avoid collisions. Almost every second car will be a smart car by 2025. If your smart car gets stolen, your car key or mobile app will help you find and track it through its GPS device. Healthcare is expected to transform radically in the coming decade. One does not even have to react to an emergency or even think of it unless under unavoidable circumstances where this technology cannot reach. OnKöl from Wisconcin, USA, has developed a pro-active monitoring device that collects data from medical devices and shares it with family members and care-givers. Medtronic MyCareLink has insertable cardiac monitors that make pacemakers communicate data to smartphone apps for sharing with physicians. The app enables the elderly to share data with hospitals; ensuring medical intervention is sought immediately when required. Medical devices like these can help the medical community and off-campus physicians continuously monitor vital signs without disturbing patients, even when hospitalized.Looming Security ThreatsAll the benefits of connected, IoT-equipped and mobile controlled devices do not come without drawbacks. The industry is already dealing with threats where IoT is concerned, mainly security and privacy. We have had several instances where connected cars have been hacked through mobile apps, infotainment systems have been compromised and insecure medical gadgets that have malfunctioned due to such attacks. Information Security, Cybersecurity and Privacy will play a key role in IoT. The future of IoT strongly depends on the efficiency of connecting these devices to the internet
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