Potentials and Requirements of an Integrated Solution for a Connected Car

Within our society, individuality, comfort and mobility play an important role for working, travelling and living environments. Especially with the connectivity of a car to its environment, e.g. sensors, the communication to another car, to infrastructure communication and provisioning of relevant information to driver, can be considered as valuable technology of the future. An integrated solution for a connected car can be used for a safe, intelligent and comfortable mobility. Although there are significant results from research projects concerning car-to-x, e.g. simTD, and other infotainment and entertainment projects available, an integrated concept that covers general technical requirements, the drivers’ needs and business aspects is hard to find on the market. Significant requirements derived from technical and market insights are evaluated. These findings reflect the introduction of an integrated architecture that covers car-to-x communication, info- and entertainment and IT-security aspects.