Automotive Telematics rapid growth
ByiSuppli
Automobile telematics systems fromthe 2008 global shipments of 193,000 will rise to 84.4 million in2016, according to iSuppli Corporation Survey.
Telematics can improve motoristsafety, convenience and connectivity. To the automotive originalequipment manufacturers, can be added to the remote informationprocessing and improved function, and reduces vehicle warranty andafter-sales service costs. Thus, by 2016, 68.4 million cars willship with telematics systems installed by OEMs, up from 14.3million in 2008. This means that 84.6% of all the cars shipped in2016 will include communications systems.
In addition to the accident alarmand remote diagnostics, remote information processing capabilitiesspan from third-party equipment, wireless integration, navigationand location-based services (LBS) update, theft detection, motorcontrol software changes.
Telematics provided to vehiclemanufacturers to provide a range of benefits. For example, theremote diagnostics - that is able to remotely monitor the conditionof vehicles - potentially saving millions of dollars in long-termcars. In addition, automobile manufacturers can charge the remoteinformation processing services, opening up new sources ofrevenue.