I finally had some time to gather some deeper thoughts (by Jack Ha… no) on the connected car industry, my experiences with it before and at MWC.
What is also evident is that while the primary focus is on the multimedia in your car, everything is connected now: your multimedia experience is tightly integrated with the core telematics, safety and security systems of the vehicle. This has fun applications, like turning your car into Mario Kart controller.
Unfortunately it also has less fun side effects, like when hackers turn your car into their Mario Kart controller; or kill it remotely, while you’re driving on the highway. Or simply switch off your alarm from their phone, using a hacked remote control app.
You can read the full article in the MOBGEN library. Enjoy!
In other news, we did a demo of the solution at KPN Digital Dutch 2017 earlier this week. Jaguar Nederland was kind enough to lend us a Jaguar XF-S for the event, and I had the chance to drive it from Beesd to Katwijk and back; an absolute delight! Also had time of course to snap some photos, for your viewing pleasure.
