The buzz: “As wireless technologies in GM cars evolve, those vehicles will become nodes on the larger Internet, sending vast amounts of information to the cloud where it can be shared with your mechanic, your smartphone, apps and other cars” (fortune.com 03/27/15). The dawn of data flowing from sensors in connected, autonomous vehicles has inevitably sparked a new value proposition: automakers can profit by selling that data to businesses and tech giants like Google and Apple. Daydream or viable? The experts speak. Heather Ashton, IDC: “My sensors indicate you're somewhat disturbed, Michael”
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