By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Accept
SmartData CollectiveSmartData Collective
  • Analytics
    AnalyticsShow More
    analyst,women,looking,at,kpi,data,on,computer,screen
    What to Know Before Recruiting an Analyst to Handle Company Data
    6 Min Read
    AI analytics
    AI-Based Analytics Are Changing the Future of Credit Cards
    6 Min Read
    data overload showing data analytics
    How Does Next-Gen SIEM Prevent Data Overload For Security Analysts?
    8 Min Read
    hire a marketing agency with a background in data analytics
    5 Reasons to Hire a Marketing Agency that Knows Data Analytics
    7 Min Read
    predictive analytics for amazon pricing
    Using Predictive Analytics to Get the Best Deals on Amazon
    8 Min Read
  • Big Data
  • BI
  • Exclusive
  • IT
  • Marketing
  • Software
Search
© 2008-23 SmartData Collective. All Rights Reserved.
Reading: 5 Ways Big Data Can Make Our Cars Smarter
Share
Notification Show More
Aa
SmartData CollectiveSmartData Collective
Aa
Search
  • About
  • Help
  • Privacy
Follow US
© 2008-23 SmartData Collective. All Rights Reserved.
SmartData Collective > Software > Hadoop > 5 Ways Big Data Can Make Our Cars Smarter
Big DataHadoop

5 Ways Big Data Can Make Our Cars Smarter

GilAllouche
Last updated: 2013/11/28 at 9:00 AM
GilAllouche
6 Min Read
Google's Self-driving Car
SHARE

Google's Self-driving CarCars are probably not the first thing that comes to mind when you hear someone talk about data sources, but today’s cars generate approximately 15 gigabytes of data per hour. The reason most of us are unaware of this fact is because most of this data is only stored for a short amount of time, and that data is rarely accessed or utilized.

Google's Self-driving CarCars are probably not the first thing that comes to mind when you hear someone talk about data sources, but today’s cars generate approximately 15 gigabytes of data per hour. The reason most of us are unaware of this fact is because most of this data is only stored for a short amount of time, and that data is rarely accessed or utilized. Now thanks to big data tools, such as Hadoop as a Service, car manufacturers are starting to see the value of using the data cars generate to make our cars smarter. Here are five ways how.

1. Talking Cars

It’s nearly impossible to escape bad drivers on the road today. Whether someone cuts you off, runs a red light or starts swerving while they send a text, driving safely to work in the morning or home at night is much more difficult than it seems it should be. For some of us, we may not notice the reckless driver in time and end up on the side of the road after a car accident. What if our car could talk with the other cars on the road in order to find out when a reckless driver is approaching, so you and your trusty car can get out of the way? Well, with big data technology cars could start doing just that.

More Read

ai is improving the safety of cars

From Bolts to Bots: How AI Is Fortifying the Automotive Industry

How To Solve The Data Management Challenge Of Self-Driving Cars
Data Is Key To Autonomous Vehicle Technology, And Tesla Says It’s Winning
Automated Car Tech Is Here – But Do We Have The Data?
A Self-Driving Car Will Create 1 Gigabyte of Data Per Second: New Big Data Opportunity?

Most cars are already equipped with sensors that could communicate pertinent data, such as a GPS system, short-range radios and those laser range finders used in auto backup systems. Based off of the data various sensors pick up and communicate with the other cars, these smart cars could then use predictive models to predict potential accidents and indicate how to get out of the way.

2. Decrease Congestion

Those who live in metropolitan areas will agree that the person who finds a way to eliminate traffic jams should be awarded the nobel peace prize, and MIT professor Berthold Horn may be on the way to doing just that. Horn created an algorithm that lets cars with an adaptive cruise control to match pace with the cars surrounding them by using range finders to gauge the distance and speed of surrounding cars and change speeds accordingly. Of course, this particular solution only helps if the majority of cars are equipped with this capability, but it proves that big data could be the solution to our traffic jam woes.

3. Proactive Maintenance

Big data can play a huge role in keeping up with the maintenance of vehicles as well. We’re all familiar with the gas light or the check engine light, but with big data, sensors could be taken a step further to identify potential issues and inform the driver to head to the car repair shop. This same information could be used by manufacturers to keep track of which car parts will be needed, so they can keep what’s needed on hand and reduce inventory on parts that won’t be needed. Finally, having this data would allow car manufacturers to catch major glitches quickly, so they can fix the problem before any newsworthy collisions or other disasters occur.

4. Self-Driving

Google’s self-driving car has proven that such a thing will be in the future. These cars take data creation to a whole new level, generating a Gigabyte of data every second. The cars use this data to sense everything that is going on around them from the car that slams on its break in front of them to a cigarette butt thrown on the ground by a hidden pedestrian. Imagine how many lives could be saved simply because reckless or drunk or drowsy drivers will no longer be in control of a moving vehicle.

5. Personalized Experience

Finally, much like a cloud database allows us to log-in to any computer and immediately access all of our files and personal preferences, cars can also start to offer a personalized experience through big data. Sensors can pick up on a driver’s preferred seat position, radio stations and driving style to create a profile of that driver that can be used to automatically set up a new car when the driver “logs” into it, so finding all of your favorite stations again is no longer an issue.

Overall, big data has a huge role to play in making our cars smarter, safer and more convenient, and hopefully, one day, all of that stop and go traffic can disappear as well.

Image source: wikimedia commons

TAGGED: self-driving cars
GilAllouche November 28, 2013
Share This Article
Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn
Share

Follow us on Facebook

Latest News

data breaches
How Hospital Security Breaches Devastate Local Communities
Policy and Governance
analyst,women,looking,at,kpi,data,on,computer,screen
What to Know Before Recruiting an Analyst to Handle Company Data
Analytics
data perspective
Tackling Bias in AI Translation: A Data Perspective
Big Data
Data Ethics: Safeguarding Privacy and Ensuring Responsible Data Practices
Data Ethics: Safeguarding Privacy and Ensuring Responsible Data Practices
Best Practices Big Data Data Collection Data Management Privacy

Stay Connected

1.2k Followers Like
33.7k Followers Follow
222 Followers Pin

You Might also Like

ai is improving the safety of cars
Artificial Intelligence

From Bolts to Bots: How AI Is Fortifying the Automotive Industry

7 Min Read
challenge of self driving car
Data VisualizationExclusive

How To Solve The Data Management Challenge Of Self-Driving Cars

8 Min Read
Autonomous Vehicle Technology
Big DataData QualityExclusiveInternet of ThingsNews

Data Is Key To Autonomous Vehicle Technology, And Tesla Says It’s Winning

9 Min Read
driverless cars data
Artificial IntelligenceIT

Automated Car Tech Is Here – But Do We Have The Data?

5 Min Read

SmartData Collective is one of the largest & trusted community covering technical content about Big Data, BI, Cloud, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, IoT & more.

ai is improving the safety of cars
From Bolts to Bots: How AI Is Fortifying the Automotive Industry
Artificial Intelligence
AI chatbots
AI Chatbots Can Help Retailers Convert Live Broadcast Viewers into Sales!
Chatbots

Quick Link

  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy
Follow US
© 2008-23 SmartData Collective. All Rights Reserved.
Go to mobile version
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Lost your password?