According to the bosses of leading car manufacturers, internet access inside vehicles is soon to become a reality.
A recent survey undertaken by KPMG has revealed that future trends including speech recognition and internet connection with the option of Wi-Fi and 3G services will soon become normality.
Interestingly, 37% of the 200 car executives surveyed think so-called in-vehicle ”info-tainment” is nearly as important as car safety.
It appears the idea of the “connected car” is continually gaining momentum.
It is expected that over the next five years, people looking to buy cars will have the option to take advantage of specialist in-vehicle technology and gadgets manufactured by big names including Google, Apple, Microsoft and LG.
At the end of 2011, Toyota and Intel announced their collaboration.
According to John Leech at KPMG, “Intel claims that the connected car is the third-fastest growing technological device, following smartphones and tablets”.
Similarly, Audi has also announced that the A7 will house in-built 3G connectivity with plans to extend this feature to other models.
So, when the time comes to upgrade your vehicle, will you consider a “connected car”?
