One may think that in the middle of the year 2018 no one can know or predict what will happen with the automotive industry until 2020, but, in fact, things are already known and taken care of. The best example can be the disclosure of 2019 new car models before 2018 ends. The automotive producers know what is best for the future, but people do not realize it. Everything was already measured, planned and it only waits to be applied when the moment comes.
The predictions mention flying cars, connected cars with artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles along with the disappearance of the four wheel rides in approximately 25 years from now. No one knows the truth and no one can find it out before the perfect time, but one can only guess the fact that people will not give up on their way of transportation that easily.
It is also said that 2020 will bring easier servicing through the Internet connection and the producers’ special programs that offer information about each connected vehicle. More exactly, everything will start being automatized and people will end up doing nothing. This would not be that good after all because many jobs will be lost in the process, like the call centre and the help desk ones. Another bad thing will be represented by the hackers that will have an easier access to the cars’ software.
20 Bad: Connected Cars Will Be A Headache For Auto Repair Shops
According to Qz, the OnStar system from General Motors can offer a lot of useful information for the owners like brake pads or oil that need to be changed. Each notice is based on a few sensors that monitor a lot of things that are happening with the car and also in the surroundings of the car like the climate of the area. These things can really affect the repair shops because people will not pay for simple verifications for strange sounds coming from here and there while driving. The connected car systems will be able, by 2020, to offer more information about vehicle issues. But the sensors malfunctioning may create serious headaches for local mechanics.
19 Bad: No Diesel Engines
Having in mind that France has already announced that they will ban diesel and petrol car sales by 2040, but nowadays, some of them (the older ones) are already banned from many city centers all around the world.
The officials are thinking about the pollution level and their motif is that a diesel engine does a lot of damage to the environment, despite being cost effective.
Big petrol engines also have a big consumption level and they cannot be used by transportation companies or by people that drive for a lot of miles every day. This is another reason why 2020 will not be such a good year after all.
18 Bad: More Expensive Cars
Nowadays, the majority of people can afford to buy a used car and there are plenty of them that are able to choose a new one, but the future looks kind of dark. At the moment, the electric cars have an expensive price tag, but will 2020 bring any salary changes so people could afford this type of vehicles? There are no future promises for solutions or for reduced prices for these cars, but the only known fact is that the electric car will still be a rarity on the streets in 2020. If the production costs will be lowered, then the price tag will say a different thing.
17 Bad: The Impossibility To Repair A Tiny Problem
Nowadays, the newest cars are beginning to be more and more complicated and to need repairs more and more often. However, if in the past people could do something here and there at their cars, now it is quite impossible without the help of a repair shop. As more car producers started to deliver electric cars on the market, the possibility to be repaired anywhere else than a specialized repair shop will not exist anymore. Not to mention the fact that people will not be able to figure out what is wrong with the car as they could before based on known sounds or symptoms.
16 Bad: The Engine And Exhaust Sounds Will Disappear
A modified car with a custom exhaust makes a special sound when it is accelerated.
A muscle car also has its own exhaust rumble that cannot be compared to anything else.
With all those silent electric vehicles, where will the beauty and pleasure of the engine and exhaust noise be heard? Think of a drag race, two cars that are prepared to take off, the drivers keep the throttle pedals pressed for the perfect sprint, but there is an awkward silence while everyone is waiting for something interesting to happen. No car racing fan could understand such a race and be ok with it. It is kind of pointless, even if there is
15 Bad: Autonomous Cars Could Be A Hazard
The idea of a car that can drive itself without the human assistance sounds great at first, looks interesting and it is part of the future, but if this will be the case for many big companies, like transport ones, many people will lose their jobs at first. How about going from point A to point B with a cab that has no driver? It would be strange, unpleasant and people would be kind of terrified at first. Are these types of cars safe? Is it the best choice for 2020? One may not think of a bright future if this would be the case.
14 Bad: Vehicles Will Not Need A Driver Anymore
If one looks at the picture above, one will see that this BMW has no driver and it can park itself. It sounds great for parking in tight spots, but what would someone do if the car next to his or hers has still got a driver that needs to get into the car at one point and has no room to do it. Or what about a bad push on a button and the car goes in the wrong way and hits the one next to it? Maybe in 2020 these systems will be placed on top of the list for many new car buyers, but where will the pleasure of driving a car go?
13 Bad: Dealerships Will Choose Who Gets Service Info
According to Qz, in 2020 the dealerships will start to choose who gets service info and who does not deserve to receive it.
Some aftermarket repair shops will not have the same access to information as dealerships.
Even if they manage to do so, the costs and waiting time will be clearly different. Nowadays, dealerships are known to be above an aftermarket repair shop and this will certainly not change in the future, even if sometimes this fact is not true at all. not to mention the fact that a dealership has higher costs than a normal repair shop and sometimes there is no reason for this difference.
12 Bad: More Time Spent To Reach The Destination
Think of an electric car while going on a trip with a lot of miles. At some point it needs to be recharged and the time spent cannot be recovered by going faster afterwards or there will be a lot of speeding tickets. With a petrol or a diesel car, there can only be a few 10 minutes stops at the gas station to refuel and then continue to drive. When one is in a hurry, this is an important factor of decision regarding the car he or she chooses to drive. There still aren’t enough charging points for electric vehicles so one has to search for a place that provides this feature.
11 Bad: Safety Of Data
A big concern of 2020 will be the security of the data sharing process. According to Qz, in 2015 there was an article written by Wired that offered information about the way a hacker could take control of a vehicle through its wireless connection option. This was mostly a test because the hackers that did it offered some explanation about the vulnerabilities of the connected cars systems. Based on this, the National Highway, Traffic, Safety Administration and the FBI have made a public service announcement that should have warned connected car drivers to pay attention to potential threats of hackers.
10 Good: Collaborative Monetization
According to Medium, the OEM parts producers that are working alone at the moment will start searching for collaborations with other verticals in order to make more profit from disrupting trends. They will also start moving towards service based brand loyalty from their auto centric view and this will be very interesting for the future as producers are working to make the cars smarter.
The automotive industry is evolving based on a combination of big data, image recognition and predictive analytics.
Each new collaboration will bring a lot of important discoveries and changes that will make driving easier and more comfortable.
9 Good: More Personalized Support and Customer Service
While many people are complaining of the quality of the client service and support, 2020 will bring us a more personalized support and custom care experience. This will be possible based on the predictive analytics and the data that can provide a big improvement of the customer service. According to Medium, it is said that if nowadays a car needs to go into a repair shop to receive the needed repairs, in the future this will not be a necessity anymore. One has seen the technology evolving at a fast pace during the last few years so it can really be possible.
8 Good: Artificial Intelligence
The future sounds interesting if the artificial intelligence from the movies will become a reality. Everything will be easier and there will be endless possibilities for automotive producers to make smart cars. In fact, the automotive industry is predicted to be the first Vertical Industry of great importance that will make use of Machine Learning, Big Data and also build Artificial Intelligence, according to Medium. Each technological innovation can make life easier and better, but if tit used for the greater good. If there is even a slight possibility to create a computer that thinks like a human and can act like one, this can only mean that the human race has evolved a lot.
7 Good: Evolved Entertainment Services
From the first cars that used a radio until the latest in-car entertainment technologies (ICE) or infotainment, there were a lot of changes made. Nowadays, the mp3 player has evolved into USB connections, video players or Bluetooth connectivity, not to mention the Wi-Fi and the in-car internet.
Many vehicle producers have already created their very own ICE systems for the newer car models, according to Medium.
2020 will definitely bring more innovative solutions for ICEs, having in mind that there will be connected vehicles and artificial intelligence. There are many car owners that chose to modify the audio system of their cars to compete at car shows so they will be the first ones to show a great interest in the future tech.
6 Good: Automotive Will Have Its Face Changed
2020 will also bring a massive change of the Automotive industry into a Services Platform through the explosion of the Auxiliary Services and Content on the automotive technologies, according to Medium. The Associated Services will be modified deeply by the Automotive Industry and Ride Sharing, Insurance and Ownership will determine a change of face for all vehicle producers. The future sounds great, but the modifications that occur should be taken one step at a time to be assimilated by everyone. There are still people that go by the classic rules and prefer classic and old cars. These ones will be harder to convince.
5 Good: Autonomous Vehicles Can Help Traffic
An autonomous vehicle can still be operated a little by a person, but it can also navigate without human interference. These cars are also known as self-driving vehicles or driverless cars and they have the possibility to detect what surrounds them based on computer vision and radar GPS technology, according to Medium. Some US states agreed to allow this type of vehicle to navigate on public roads for various tests. However, each state limits these tests to their laws and regulations, for example the requirement of a human driver behind the steering wheel. An autonomous vehicle will offer a great assistance in the future for larger companies.
4 Good: Cars That Are Connected To The Internet
The internet has gained a lot of terrain since it has appeared until now. Without it people would go crazy and this is a fact. The world would not be the same because the internet can provide a lot of important and useful information about anything.
Through it people can stay connected and can also work easier and more effectively.
2020 will offer internet connection for cars, too. This will ease the way the vehicles are used and will minimize the accidents occurred because of the use of smartphones while driving. This type of technology can be really effective for the Automotive Industry.
3 Good: Connected Car Services And Technologies
Based on the info listed above about the internet connection, BI Intelligence was able to estimate that 75% of the cars that will be shipped globally in 2020 will be offered with an internet connection, according to Medium. Nowadays, the connected car packages (subscription-based or built-in services) are only offered on premium vehicles, but until 2020 any average car will be sold with this type of technology. Not all people have the money to buy a premium car so this will be a plus for the automotive manufacturers. The future will bring very interesting things, but car producers should be aware of the impact these technology developments will have on most people.
2 Good: Cars Communicating
According to Medium, General Motors was the first to present OnStar, a connected car feature, in 1996. Nowadays, a connected car can interact with surrounding objects and vehicles, has special sensors and can access the Internet. 2001 brought the possibility to diagnose a car based on remote diagnostics, while in 2003 the connected cars received turn-by-turn navigation and vehicle health reports. The first 4G Wi-Fi Hotspot access was offered on the 2014 Audi A3. As for 2020, all cars will become connected cars and 4G access will be a standard option. However, 2020 will also bring more technological innovations to be equipped on new models.
1 Good: Telematics
The way the computerized information can be sent on a long-distance has a name: telematics. It is already a part of the newest vehicle technologies and it is a part of many useful applications such as: vehicle tracking, satellite navigation systems, roadside assistance, fleet management, vehicle diagnostics, auto insurance or car sharing, according to Medium.
The main reason of the automotive telematics market growth is the need for security and advanced safety measures.
It also reduces fuel and labor costs while increasing productivity in an effective way. 2020 will be a year of innovations and technology, mainly for the automotive industry.
Sources: Medium.com, Qz.com, BMWBlog.com