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As part of Nissan’s Intelligent their other needs. Hence this is With rise in connected vehicle
Mobility vision, we aim to bring a trend OEMs cannot possibly
technology which makes the car avoid and must ride on it to technology, the government has
smarter and interactive for the drive maximum profitability. to set the framework for a good
car occupants. One such feature “That said OEMs are playing
is the forward collision warning their part in moving into the infrastructure for all relevant
which helps cars predict how mobility space with smart technologies and data security.
soon to brake, to avoid collision investments as well some pilot
with the car ahead.” Georg Walthart
initiatives. Nissan has done a
“As connectivity advances, shared mobility pilot using its
another important feature would electric vehicle- Leaf in Japan. Mercedes Benz has
be vehicles being able to talk to We would expect to see OEM developed an interface and
traffic lights, pedestrians & other participation in this space to the communication box in the
cars for smarter integration. This increase significantly in the car. They have also developed
will help create cities which are coming years.” many services under their digital
significantly optimized from service brand Mercedes me.
traffic perspective and far safer. Connected cars are becoming With ‘Mercedes me’, Mercedes
increasingly popular. Mercedes Benz have installed an ecosystem
“With connected cars Benz started to equip its cars
evolving, technology companies with a communication-box to for their customer to have all
and OEMs are working together have connectivity as standard relevant services under one
more closely than ever. brand. Therefore, the customer
Telematics companies are a way back in 2014. Now all their can check the status of his car or
subset of this and for them a car model ranges have connectivity start auxiliary heating or send a
transforming into a Connected as standard equipment in 45 destination to his car or organize
Car presents huge opportunities. markets. Georg Walthart, a service appointment at the
The entire technology – TCU/ Global Communications, workshop via the Mercedes me
Dongle, Backend & Mobile Mercedes-Benz Cars said, “The App or any other internet access.
Application is built by different driver needs to have traffic The automaker already has
companies for OEMs. Different information in real- time for the interface for internet access
OEMs are adopting strategies his navigation, or navigation in the car. Through its own
to develop all/some of it map updates over the air, or backend, Mercedes Benz has
in-house and outsource the online search for navigation created an interface that allows
rest. Nissan is working with destinations. Besides, in Europe to send third party services to
telematics companies & we have equipped all cars with the vehicle. For example., traffic
technology providers to launch an automatic emergence call information, petrol station
the Connectivity solutions for its system as standard since 2016. prices, weather information etc.
cars.”
But are these tech and ‘Mercedes me’ app
OEM collaborations likely to
encourage the evolution of
mobility into a service, moving
away from traditional vehicle
ownership?
Grippay said, “Mobility as a
service is a phenomenon that
is already catching up in a big
way. The ridesharing companies
have given consumers a reliable
option for daily mobility. For the
GenX, car ownership is probably
not as important as some of

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