Connected Cars Offer Something For Everyone to Like
Connected Cars Offer Something For Everyone to Like By Ernest B Bray And Worry About. The smart money is betting that sales of smart cars will explode, but concerns about privacy, cybersecurity, average sticker price and embedded vs. smart phone connectivity are also growing as connected cars move from the realm of science fiction to everyday fact. Although most drivers can't afford the $55,000 average cost of today's connected car, many analysts believe prices will fall significantly in the next few years. As a result, Gartner predicts that 250 million connected cars will be rolling on the world's roads by 2020, while a BI Intelligence report forecasts that 75 percent of the 92 million cars shipped globally in 2020 will be built with internet connection hardware. IHS Automotive predicted that in 2015 nearly twenty percent of all cars sold globally will include some connectivity. Despite the higher price, consumers are already sold on the benefit...