Payments and parking are made easier with mobile app technology
Implications - Seeking to make the hassles of driving more conducive to a tight schedule, drivers are turning to apps that help make tasks like car maintenance and finding parking more efficient. Taking the convenience of technology beyond the actual driving experience, automated apps combine mature, adult activities with a desire for more self-sufficient, yet high-tech methods of day-to-day responsibilities.
Trend Themes
1. Automated Self-sufficient Apps - Consumers are looking for more tech-forward ways to handle their day-to-day responsibilities such as car maintenance and parking; producing an innovative opportunity for already established auto-servicing services or even new start-ups to create automated services.
2. Ibeacon Technology - The use of iBeacon technology in car feedback smartphone apps allows drivers to have a hands-free experience when it comes to parking and paying for services, offering an innovative opportunity for tech-savvy app developers.
3. Smart Transportation Networks - With the increasing need to create connected city infrastructure and re-energize urban services, it is a prime time for industries in telecommunications and data analysis to explore the positive disruption of having intelligent Wi-Fi networks that can handle day-to-day services in nearby areas.
Industry Implications
1. Automotive Industry - App developers can introduce new technology to this industry with automated apps for car maintenance and feedback.
2. Data Analytics Industry - The implementation of Smart Transportation Networks in Kansas highlights a disruptive innovation opportunity for the data analytics industry to create new applications for integrated urban services.
3. Telecommunications Industry - The creation of Smart Transportation Networks is a demand for innovation opportunities in the telecommunications industry to introduce more connected services.
