Category
Autos
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Trend cluster
Category
Automated
Drive
Payments and parking are made easier with mobile app technology.
3.4
Trend score
Trend
What is the Automated Drive trend?
Automated Drive: 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
Themes within the Automated Drive trend
Three behaviours holding the trend together01
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.
02
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.
03
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
What the Automated Drive trend means for industry
Where the trend changes the playbookFor
Automotive Industry
App developers can introduce new technology to this industry with automated apps for car maintenance and feedback.
For
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.
For
Telecommunications Industry
The creation of Smart Transportation Networks is a demand for innovation opportunities in the telecommunications industry to introduce more connected services.
Trend signals
Trend signals for Automated Drive
Trend score 3.4 out of 10, from popularity 60%, activity 35%, freshness 8%.
Popularity60%
Activity35%
Freshness8%
Audience
70%Men
30%Women
- Gen Alpha (not a primary audience)
- Gen Z
- Millennial
- Gen X
- Boomer (not a primary audience)
Market
North America
Europe
Asia-Pacific
Evidence
Examples of the Automated Drive trend
5 featured examples from May 9, 2014 to Oct 16, 2015CategoryAutos
Car-Feedback Smartphone Apps
Automatic App Uses iBeacon Technology to Make Driving More Convenient
iBeacon technology can disrupt the automotive services industry by streamlining payment processes and improving customer convenience.
CategoryAutos
Auto-Servicing Apps
The Openbay App Will Help Keep Your Automobile in Tip-Top Shape
The rise of auto-servicing apps like Openbay creates opportunities for mobile app developers to cater to the growing demand for convenient car maintenance platforms.
CategoryAutos
Automated Parking Systems
The Valet Park4U is a Smart Self-Parking System from Valeo
Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate advanced automated parking systems into cars to enhance convenience and efficiency for drivers.
CategoryTech
Smart Transportation Networks
Sprint and Cisco's Wi-Fi Network Will Make Kansas a Connected City
The development of intelligent Wi-Fi networks opens up opportunities for companies that specialize in creating and managing smart city infrastructure.
CategoryAutos
Hands-Free Parking Apps
'Park!' is a New App That Guides Drivers to the Nearest Free Spot
Disrupting conventional parking methods in the transportation industry and paving the way for efficient and secure parking solutions.
