The Future of Connected Vehicles

The Future of Connected Vehicles

An estimated 21 million connected vehicles are on the road today, gathering endless amounts of data. How does this data impact the way we do business and transform the world around us?

A few decades ago, personal vehicle and fleet navigation was completely dependent on paper road maps that no one ever knew how to fold! Digital maps are one of the many examples of how technology has completely revolutionized our world. Mapping the world on the internet rather than on paper has not only changed the way we navigate but also opened up various new business models like UBER and OLA, which we now take for granted.

Autonomous vehicles are here to stay with most manufacturers investing heavily in this direction to make their vehicles part of a connected world. Whether it is your own car or the truck that your business owns, all these are now becoming part of an expanding connected world.

Connectivity is emerging as a key differentiator, changing the landscape of the entire fleet and logistics industry. Technological trends like Artificial Intelligence, Big data, and the Internet of Things (IoT) are transforming business processes, workflows, and business models. Technology is efficaciously advancing at breakneck speeds, bringing changes and creating challenges, even evoking apprehension among businesses. Only those who adapt to these technological advancements early can successfully compete in this changing ecosystem.

What do these technological changes mean for your business? Data from the connected world empowers decision-making. It optimizes the business processes and makes operations smooth and effortless with statistical decisions and automated workflows. Eventually, it is like interweaving threads of the warp and weft to create an intricately planned design in a fabric, effective coalescing of the various aspects of a business such as machines, manpower, operations, and customers are made possible through the use of technology.

Logistics is one such industry evolving under the influence of IoT's digital transformation. Not long ago, knowing where your fleet is, and when it will arrive, had various unknowns. But today, you can actually track a cargo from its loading, while on transit, its condition along the way, optimize the route along the way, ensure it is secure with geo-fencing, and know exactly when it will get delivered. Data brings visibility into the process, reduces the unknowns, and increases efficiency.

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