Dark Art of APIs In Connected Cars

Huh, that’s funny?

Huh, that’s funny?

There's an all-out, global "Arms Race" waging in the automotive industry

We’re Getting There Fast
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2020: 90% of new cars and US $600B

But Still Got a Long Way To Go
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Five-year lifecycle vs. Mobile SDLC
Regulatory mandate for Connectivity
Built-in or brought-in?
Global connectivity and roaming bans.
Upheaval in dealership models.
New ownership models.
Autonomous vehicles: not immediate.
Obscurity re: payment models.
Cautious re: open app ecosystem
Connected lifestyle is a given
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OEM Beliefs:
Source: Telefonica

There's an all-out, global "Arms Race" waging in the automotive industry
MY PLAYGROUND, MY RULES…

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“For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled.“
~ Richard Feynman

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#1
OEMs need
An Android
a standard hypermedia type for their APIs.

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#2
OEMs need to
adopt a standard
delegated, context-aware security + identity system

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#3
OEMs need to embrace open app ecosystem and provide:
Self-service dev portals
Robust, public docs
Dev sandboxes
App marketplace

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One More Thing…

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