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Trend 3: Open data and open-source shift to a revenue model that is based on services rather than the sale of the asset.
collaboration models gain momentum Gartner analysts predict that by 2023, half of the top ten automakers will offer unlocks
In 2021, several tech companies created and capability upgrades through software updates that can be purchased after the sale of
open source vehicle architecture operating the vehicle.
systems and open electric vehicle (EV)
platforms. This approach of adopting new Trend 5: Autonomous vehicles — more regulation in place, but commercialisation
partnership models in the automotive hurdles persist
sector will increase in 2022. Despite sensing-technologies improving, perception algorithms becoming more
In addition, automotive companies sophisticated and regulations and standards progressing, developers of autonomous vehicles
will increasingly look at data in a similar continue to struggle to scale autonomous operations to new cities or geographies.
way to that of the tech world. “Their aim Automakers have begun to announce level three autonomous driving cars and are
is not to sell data but to build or integrate working on the deployment of level four self-driving trucks and commercial robot axis.
ecosystems that will allow them to access However, proving the safety and effectiveness of autonomous technology is taking a long
a broader diversity of data, with the time and extensive simulation and real-world testing are making commercialisation slow
purpose of developing more compelling and expensive. In addition, issues such as liability in the event of an accident and associated
features or digital services,” said Pacheco. legal and societal considerations, such as how human driven vehicles will interact with an
AI-driven vehicle, are adding to the challenge.
Trend 4: Established automakers
ramp up OTA as their main digital “The very high R&D costs involved for robo-taxis or level four trucks hinder speed of
revenue channel adoption in terms of coverage, but also in delivering ROI. This is ironic, given that one of
Last year saw major changes in the the main advantages associated with autonomous drive is reducing operational costs of
automotive over-the-air (OTA) software transportation,” said Jonathan Davenport, research director at Gartner.
market when several car manufacturers Gartner analysts predict that by 2030, there will be four times as many level four
began to offer software updates. autonomous robo-taxis operating globally than there are taxis in 2022. n
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