Volvo Cars is looking ahead to
when its drivers can sit back and enjoy free time in their car on the daily
commute. At the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas (USA) Volvo
revealed that it is developing intelligent, high bandwidth, streaming
capabilities with its technology partner, Ericsson, that will ensure drivers
and passengers get the most out of their time travelling in an autonomous
Volvo.
“We recently unveiled our design vision for fully
autonomous cars with Concept 26. Now we are actively working on future
solutions to deliver the best user experience in fully autonomous mode. Imagine
a highway full of autonomous cars with their occupants sitting back watching
their favourite TV shows in high definition. This new way of commuting will
demand new technology, and a much broader bandwidth to ensure a smooth and
enjoyable experience,” said Anders Tylman General Manager Volvo Monitoring
& Concept Center at Volvo Car Group.
Interruption-free media
streaming
Autonomous drive will bring a
paradigm shift to mobile net demands. Volvo and Ericsson believe that this
shift will see an increased need for consistent and high-bandwidth coverage
outside densely populated areas such as city centres and suburbs.
Utilising Ericsson’s network
and cloud expertise, Volvo Cars’ aim is to deliver a high quality,
interruption-free experience in its cars whilst on the move. By predicting your
route and looking ahead at network conditions, content can be tailored to the
duration of each trip and intelligently buffered to deliver a high quality and
uninterrupted viewing experience.
“Our research shows that
almost 70 per cent of all mobile data traffic will be from video in the coming
years. This requires an innovative connectivity, cloud and analytics solution
that is not only capable of serving multiple moving vehicles across a highway,
but also has the capacity to provide the high quality, uninterrupted video
service today’s consumer is accustomed to”, said Claes Herlitz, ?Head of
Automotive Services at Ericsson.
By learning the most common
routes and times of travel and understanding media preferences, future Volvo
cars will be able to provide one-click navigation and a customised preference
based list of potential media - allowing customers to choose routes and select
content tailored to the amount of autonomous time that is available during
their commute.
Personalised and optimised content
“If you want to watch the
latest episode of your favourite series, the car will know how long the journey
needs to take and can optimise the route and driving control accordingly. With
autonomous drive it is no longer just a question of just getting from A to B
quickly – it’s about the experience you wish to have in the car – how you wish
to spend the time you are saving. With our future autonomous drive technology
we will provide people with the freedom to choose the way they would like to
commute and the content they would like to experience,” concluded Anders
Tylman.
Source: Volvo Cars