The auto industry is seeing a lot of change when it comes to in-vehicle tech and connectivity, particularly when it comes to electrification and automation. And for public service fleets, this represents a major transformation in how public service vehicles can better serve their citizens and communities.
With the deadline for phasing out 2G and 3G in Europe set at 2025, operators are already in the process of shutting down the networks in order to improve infrastructure for 4G LTE and 5G. 5G technology has for some time been promising incredible advantages to vehicle connectivity, including faster downloads and direct communication, rather than communication via servers.
Traditionally, public service vehicles, such as highway maintenance, escort vehicles and breakdown vehicles would be converted by specialist installers who would screw in and fix screens and laptops to the dashboard. In some vehicles, this means that the whole of the passenger side is completely overrun with equipment.
It’s now widely recognised that software holds the key to building brand loyalty and product differentiation in an electrified world where vehicles are increasingly built from commodity components.
As in-car entertainment celebrates its 100th year anniversary amidst the news that games consoles could now be standard in future Honda EVs, connectivity expert VNC Automotive believes the future for ‘in-vehicle infotainment’, as it’s now commonly known, could be even more radical.