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Four technologies that will evolve in 2020

Four technologies that will evolve in 2020

According to a study presented by the American consultancy company Gartner, three out of four automotive companies are investing significantly in emerging technology. This consultant also estimates that before 2021 there will be significant growth in certain technologies based on a more digitized experience. What are the four most important?

According to Gartner, about 15% of all customer service interactions that occur before 2021 will already be handled solely by artificial intelligence, representing an exponential growth of approximately 400% compared to 2017. But in addition to artificial intelligence, hybridization and electrification, eye-tracking technology, the expansion of the autonomous car and the connected car will be the four technologies that will undergo the most important development in the coming year.

Hybridization and electrification


The entry into force, earlier this year, of the regulation imposed on car manufacturers to reduce CO2 emissions of all cars sold in Europe to 95 g / km is leading the sector towards progressive hybridization and electrification of their models.

Thus, at the recent CES 2020 in Las Vegas some of the most important innovations in this regard were presented, with the Fisker brand Ocean electric SUV or the new Mercedes Vision AVTR as impressive exponents. More efficient combustion engines and greater electric autonomy are some of the keys that will lead to a dynamic evolution in this regard.

Eye-Tracking technology


Many of the most important automobile brands on the market invest a large portion of their R&D budgets in the creation of increasingly safer and more advanced cars. In this sense, the driver monitoring technology that uses eye tracking is one of the best possibilities today.

These systems use, in particular, facial recognition and eye tracking, which allow obtaining more information about the driver's attention, alertness or concentration while driving as a way to actively prevent any type of distraction that may cause an accident.

Autonomous car


Over the last few years, there have been important technological developments that have made the first approaches to the autonomous car possible. Although the current level does not allow unattended driving, the truth is that many vehicles already have features such as adaptive cruise controls, 360 perimeter vision cameras, ultrasonic sensors or radars of all kinds.

Many companies are committed to autonomous technologies as a way to increase security, reduce traffic congestion and facilitate travel. But according to the European Parliament, it will not be before 2030 when true level 5 autonomous driving can begin to be used, which will mean this full automation. 2020 will be, according to many, an important year in terms of technological developments that bring driving automation closer.

Connected car and Mirror Link


More and more vehicles are incorporating all kinds of multimedia technologies to make life in the  vehicle more comfortable and entertaining. In this sense, it is expected that 100% of new European cars will already have digital entertainment, communication and navigation services in 2020.

Furthermore, by 2030 it is estimated that 70% of the cars circulating in Europe are connected.

In addition, Mirror Link technology, one of the main standards that allows the mobile phone to be controlled from the car screen, is increasingly spreading among brands. Thus, it is already compatible with more than 1,400 Smartphone models, which allows increasing security on board by avoiding all kinds of distractions by duplicating the phone screen on the car's multimedia board.