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    IEEE: 60 Percent of Cars Will Be Internet-Enabled by 2025

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    August 30, 2013
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      The IEEE, also known as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, predicts that 60 percent of the vehicles on the road will be Internet-enabled by 2025.

      Members of the IEEE said Internet-enabled vehicles will play an instrumental role in improving the future of commuting. Internet connectivity in automobiles will promote advanced safety features, upgraded vehicle software protection and the continued adoption of autonomous vehicles.

      “With cars being equipped with Bluetooth and the ability to interact with mobile devices, we’re already beginning to see car manufacturers implementing connected-car technologies,” said Jeffrey Miller, IEEE member and associate professor in the Computer Systems Engineering department at University of Alaska, Anchorage, in a statement. “The widespread adoption of connected cars will allow consumers to treat their vehicles as just another one of their devices. Hosting mobile operating systems and purchasing data packages from wireless providers will be commonplace in the future.”

      As indicated, Internet-connected vehicles will also play a key role in improving safety and convenience features, the IEEE predicts. As technology supports the communication between people, we will also begin seeing a shift in how vehicles interact with each other, known as vehicle-to-vehicle communication. With all that, will there be a need for a human driver?

      “Through vehicle-to-vehicle communication, cars will be able to travel in closer proximity at faster speeds, as well as automatically reroute to avoid hazardous weather conditions or congested roadways,” said Christoph Stiller, IEEE member and professor at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany, in a statement. “Because of these features, human error will nearly be removed from driving, therefore making it a safer and more enjoyable experience.”

      Meanwhile, with the automobile serving as just another device–albeit one that gets you where you need to go, will it be susceptible to hacking? Indeed, the IEEE said as vehicles become more accepting of wireless communication, connected cars will become increasingly vulnerable to software hacks.

      “Hackers could potentially have the ability to affect audio features, disable the vehicle’s ignition, override braking systems and infect the software with Trojans and viruses,” said Kevin Curran, IEEE senior member and professor of computing and engineering at the University of Ulster in the U.K., in a statement. “In order to combat this, manufacturers need to begin setting firewalls in place to restrict access from integrated systems. There is a strong presence of interconnectivity between vehicle networks, so a breach in one network may cause havoc in another.”

      IEEE members also noted that the increased dependence on connected devices and the rise of the Internet-enabled vehicle signifies that consumers will increase their trust and reliance on automated systems. This trend will promote increased adoption of autonomous vehicles, further justifying IEEE’s prediction made last year that 75 percent of the cars on the road would be autonomous by 2040.

      “Trust in automated technology systems is the key to widespread adoption of autonomous vehicles,” said Alberto Broggi, IEEE senior member and professor of computer engineering at the University of Parma in Italy, in a statement. “It’s amazing to think that just six years ago, smartphones did not exist and now people cannot live without them. This dependence that consumers have acquired will be the catalyst for autonomous vehicles, leading people to trust in automated technology. Within the next five years, lanes will be dedicated for the specific use of autonomous vehicles.”

      In the future, Broggi said he believes that driving will be more of a novelty where, “people will actually pay to drive cars manually similar to go carts.”

      Darryl K. Taft
      Darryl K. Taft covers the development tools and developer-related issues beat from his office in Baltimore. He has more than 10 years of experience in the business and is always looking for the next scoop. Taft is a member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and was named 'one of the most active middleware reporters in the world' by The Middleware Co. He also has his own card in the 'Who's Who in Enterprise Java' deck.

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