Theres long been a myth that millennials dont buy carsa theory that has been slowly losing credibility over the past few years, as more young people begin to lease and purchase vehicles. In fact, automakers saw record sales in 2015, following several sluggish years of decline. The myth of the absent millennial car buyer was largely based on speculative theories, which just … [Read more...] about How Millennials are Fueling Demand for Data-Driven Transportation
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Why The Cars of the Future Will Rely on the IoT
Once, electric cars were a novelty: they couldn't go very far, and weren't a practical option for consumers. Fortunately, a lot has changed since those days, and electric vehicles are now much more accessible and high-tech than they were in the past. National Drive Electric Week aims to give even more drivers the tools they need to make a more sustainable option and consider an … [Read more...] about Why The Cars of the Future Will Rely on the IoT
6 Ways How Big Data is Driving Your Car
Forget the recent announcements about driverless cars, Big Data is hard at work in every aspect of the automotive industry. We are currently doing a lot of work with a number of automotive manufacturers, and I thought that it might be interesting to see where Big Data is having an impact on the cars that we are driving: Safety Many cars already incorporate parking sensors and … [Read more...] about 6 Ways How Big Data is Driving Your Car
How Autonomous Cars Will Make Big Data Even Bigger
Believe it or not, it's big data that actually controls self-driving vehicles. Sound a bit far-fetched to you? Autonomous vehicles like Google's self-driving cars that are so often talked about use a variety of traffic and environmental data to constantly analyze their position in the world. The cars are outfitted with a myriad of sensors to monitor things like their … [Read more...] about How Autonomous Cars Will Make Big Data Even Bigger
RE.WORK Connect Summit, San Francisco 2015
** Use the discount code DATAFLOQ'for 20% off! ** It's estimated the number of things connected to the Internet will reach 50 billion by 2020. At the RE.WORK Connect Summit in San Francisco, November 2015, we will explore the opportunities of emerging trends in IoT as well as how we can use the huge amounts of data generated by an increasingly connected digital … [Read more...] about RE.WORK Connect Summit, San Francisco 2015
