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Travel data for the average personal light vehicle (US)

While there is
no doubt that

future production
vehicles will
generate

increasing
amounts of data,
only a subset,
that which is
valuable, will be

transmitted back
toward the vehicle
manufacturer.”

What is a ‘day’? In the discussion about how Infotainment is one of a set
much data vehicles generate, of applications that may
When considering Intel’s we need to bear in mind that contribute to the download
slide with the headline figure our roads carry a wide variety data stream. As with
of 4TB per day, an important of vehicles, from heavy-duty other forms of consumer
question to ask is, what is a freight haulage to public transit entertainment, the methods
‘day’? For the automotive services and motorcycles. The by which consumers access
industry, a ‘day’ is the usage duty cycle for these vehicles their entertainment has
period of that vehicle within a varies widely, with public changed and will continue
24-hour period (also known as transport and freight vehicles to change. The in-vehicle
the ‘duty cycle’). In the United needing to be in operation infotainment unit continues
States, the average personal for a significant portion of to evolve with many including
light vehicle travels just over a 24-hour period. The term high-resolution touch-screen
11,200 miles per year. With ‘per-day’ therefore needs to capabilities, an automotive
an average of 261 working be put in perspective. Instead, navigation system, some
days per year, this equates to we need to understand the offering broadcast television
a distance of approximately usage pattern and determine receiving functions and more
data volume ‘per-duty- cycle’
43 miles per day, with an of any given vehicle. advanced solutions including
average transit time of 53.8 the ability to run smartphone-
minutes. Let me ‘infotain’ you like applications.
Travel data for the average In-car entertainment, or The car can be considered
personal light vehicle (US) what is known as In-Vehicle to be an advanced paired

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