The Mobility Revolution in the Automotive Industry How not to mi
The Internet of Things, cloud computing, connected vehicles, Big Data, analytics — what does this have to do with the automotive industry? This book provides information about the future of mobility trends resulting from digitisation, connectedn
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The Mobility Revolution in the Automotive Industry How not to miss the digital turnpike
The Mobility Revolution in the Automotive Industry
Sebastian Wedeniwski
The Mobility Revolution in the Automotive Industry How not to miss the digital turnpike
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Dr. Sebastian Wedeniwski IBM Tokyo, Japan
Translation from the German language edition “Mobilitätsrevolution in der Automobilindustrie”, c Springer-Verlag 2015 ISBN 978-3-662-47787-8 DOI 10.1007/978-3-662-47788-5
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Foreword
In 1886, Carl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler both invented the automobile – not together, but each on their own. How profound were the consequences of this invention? It changed the way how people work, how they travel, and how they interact with each other. About 130 years ago, Europeans traveled an average distance of about 20 km per year. Today they travel more than 20 km every day. And most of that travel is done by car. Commercial vehicles are an indispensable part of our lives, logistic supply chains are dependent on vans and trucks, and buses are commonly used around the globe for passenger transport. I think the automobile was one of the most important inventions of the last 130 years. But what is the future of the automotive industry? Today, when we talk about new technologies that are transforming our lives from scratch, it’s about Digitalization and Information Technology. More than 2 billion people use a smartphone. But next year, devices connected by the “Internet of Things” will outnumber the people living on this planet. And of course Digitalization and Information Technology has a growing – and changing! – importance for the automotive indust
