IAA presents prospects for connectivity, telematics
Connectivity is one of the most important drivers of innovation in the car and commercial vehicle business. It enables vehicles to recognise the needs of drivers and provide them with assistance.
The technical innovations in this field will bring about further progress in vehicle safety, efficiency, environmental compatibility and comfort. This year’s 65th International Motor Show (IAA) Commercial Vehicles which will attract many visitors and motoring journalists from all over the world including BusinessDay Nigeria under Weststar Associates sponsorship (franchisee of Mercedes-Benz dealership in the country) will therefore place special emphasis on developments in the area of connectivity.
CarIT conference: The connected vehicle is a key component of future mobility. For this reason, the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) is organising the CarIT conference in co-operation with BITKOM. Several studies provide scientific evidence that connected vehicles are suitable for use in road traffic, and customers also show enormous interest in car IT.
The conference will cover a wide range of topics from car-to-x communication all the way to autonomous driving. Car-to-x communication will lead to further improvements in the driving experience in terms of safety, comfort and infotainment.
Connecting cars with the infrastructure will open up many and varied possibilities that will feature at the conference.
Extended traffic management will also help facilitate the traffic flow, because connectivity allows better regulation of traffic and it becomes more fluid. Whereas looking at a mobile telephone or a motoring atlas can endanger other road users in some cases, new apps, infotainment and control options will make the driving experience richer and more varied, while their intuitive integration improves road safety. The challenges of electric mobility and the developments in autonomous driving will also be important topics at the conference.
The high-calibre speakers from industry, politics and business will illuminate these aspects from various perspectives and give the participants a comprehensive insight into the individual mobility of tomorrow. The conference will take place on September, 30 2014, inside the Convention Center on the Hannover trade fair grounds.
Telematics purchasing advice: Telematics is a key tool for transport companies to increase efficiency and reduce their costs. Together with the trade portal VerkehrsRundschau, the VDA is holding the symposium “Telematics Purchasing Advice: Finding the Right System”. It will assist entrepreneurs in finding their way around this extensive market.
The host, VerkehrsRundschau editor Serge Voigt, will open the event, after which Heinz-Leo Dudek from Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University will present a study on “What leading systems can do for trailer telematics”. There will also be other topic presenters. The symposium will be held on Thursday, 25 September 2014, from 14.00h to 16.00h, in Room 15/16 of the Convention Center on the Hannover trade fair grounds.
Telematics award: By presenting the Telematics Award the IAA will draw attention to the ever increasing importance of this technology. This will be the third time that the media group “Telematik-Markt.de” and the VDA jointly present the prize to honour especially innovative and useful telematics applications.
With Olaf Lies, minister for economics, labour and transport of the German State of Lower Saxony as patron, the prize will be awarded in categories including “Fleet telematics”, “Eco telematics”, “Sector telematics for logistics, construction and disposal” and “Traffic telematics”.
A panel discussants will also dwell on other crucial industry matters. The event will take place on Monday, 29 September 2014, from 14.30h to 16.30h, in Room 1B of the Convention Center on the Hannover trade fair grounds.
The 65th IAA Commercial Vehicles is organised by the VDA and will run from September 25 to 2 October 2014. Under the slogan “Driving the future” it will present numerous world, European and German premieres along with a large number of specialist events and special shows.
MIKE OCHONMA