Mileage and price points used to be determining factors for owning a car. Now it’s more to do with the joy of use, ease of use, safe driving, safety, connectivity and personalised experience. A combination of various technologies may help fulfil these modern mobility needs.
“The trend in the auto industry points to a world which is EACSY, short form for electrified, automated, connected, shared, yearly update,” said Latha Chembrakalam, head of Technical Centre India, Continental Automotive India, at the India Altair Technology Conference 2022. “Cars of the future will be like smartphones, as they will be connected to the internet while also providing updates. The number of sensors will increase as the thrust is on user experience and personalised tastes,”
Software could be the heart of mobility, and around 100 million lines of code could possibly be in the car. This is expected to go up to 300 million by 2030. Software constitutes 10 per cent of the value...