It is predicted that over 400 million connected cars will be in operation by 2025. And each such car needs IoT sensors and applications to ensure the greatest comfort for the driver and passengers.
That is why the IoT consulting service and development of such applications have a vast scope for creativity. So let's take a look at four areas where IoT developers can shine.
1. IoT for Security
Real-time diagnostics
The market needs applications that would constantly monitor the conditions of the car. For example, the brake discs are worn out - the IoT devices enabled in the vehicle will notify the driver. It's time to recharge, or when the combustible mixture is poor, IoT will inform that as well.
And to make such applications is relatively easy. All you need to do is connect to the vehicle's OBD II diagnostic connector.
Thanks to such solutions, it will be possible to prevent the occurrence of any malfunctions.
Vehicle cyber security
To prevent hackers from hacking your intelligent car systems, you need cyber security solutions. It is best if it is a secure platform that can track the status of other active IoT solutions. And if you make them compatible by default, most manufacturers will be happy with such a development.
In addition, diagnostic systems that would reveal "holes" in the car's security system will also be helpful.
Accident prevention
Connected vehicles will need software to recognize dangerous situations on the roads. We need programs that will read data from various sensors: lidars, parking sensors, sonars, laser rangefinders, and others. Thanks to this, the program will be able to prevent an accident by slowing down in time or changing lanes.
Driver safety
Today there are already systems that determine how tired the driver is. They signal that you need to stop and rest. But, with the help of IoT devices and programs, they can be improved and expanded. For example, you can make sensors detect traffic hazards and recommend alternative routes.
2. IoT in ECommerce
Smart insurance
Businesses will need smart apps to improve services. For example, insurance. Various car-sharing companies need applications that would adequately calculate the time of intelligent insurance- for the time when the driver is in the car.
In addition, based on the collected data, it is possible to conduct predictive analysis of how certain groups of citizens tend to use cars.
Contract
Applications that track mileage, travel time, average speed, and other metrics are among the most important for contractors. For example, how to find out how much you need to pay for renting a car for various purposes? Correct, based on data from IoT sensors.
3. Smart city
Traffic control systems
Imagine that traffic light on a street you know suddenly stops turning red after seconds of green. He somehow found out that there was a traffic jam in front of him, and on the other side, it was completely empty- and began to let cars through.
This is precisely what developers of IoT solutions for traffic want to achieve. And this applies not only to software for the traffic lights themselves. We also need solutions inside the car that would send GPS data to this most intelligent traffic light even before approaching it.
4. Infrastructure Solutions with IoT
IoT data centers
For all of the above solutions to work, you need computers that will process this gigantic data stream. Therefore, data centers and people who will monitor them and constantly improve their software will be required. Here, you can already use IoT and machine learning, neural networks, Big Data, and other breakthrough technologies.
Cloud services
Cloud services can promote IoT as a service. For example, some developers have created an application that monitors traffic congestion, but they do not have the computing power to process the entire data stream. Here they can use cloud services to simplify their task.
Blockchain Solutions
This technology applies to all blocks, so it is fundamental - infrastructural. Thanks to the blockchain, the application becomes completely transparent and secure: users and developers will be sure that no one can hack their data thanks to cryptographic encryption. And since there will be a lot of data, the blockchain can be an excellent choice for transferring it.
**Conclusion: **
The implementation of an IoT solution is highly flexible. It can take not only "raw data from sensors" but also be integrated with your accounting system, excel, or any data storage. Moreover, as you can see above, this approach will smoothly integrate the cars and other platforms to help people make their lives easy with existing processes and mechanisms.
