“Twenty years ago, the radio was the only connection to the outside world available in a car. But today, we take it for granted that we can communicate by mobile phone using Bluetooth technology, check traffic conditions and receive navigation guidance while driving," noted Carlos Ghosn, Nissan Motor’s chief executive officer, at the show.
“By 2020, aided by wireless and cloud-based technologies, we plan to offer customers enhanced safety and a wide variety of new conveniences like accident-avoiding driving intervention technologies, electric vehicle charging reservations, or a music player that adapts to the listener's moods,” he added. “It's clear that consumers expect to be connected wherever they are, and that includes the time spent in their automobiles.”
[Autoweek’s Dutch Mandel provided an insightful take on the future direction of “connected car” systems at the show last week, especially in terms of the pitfalls such technology poses as well.]