Future Directions

Explorations (First a build a platform, then explore)

  1. TCP/IP: Appropriate to car?  ..or need "last hop" solution?
  2. Component architecture: How can GPS "talk" to speaker, radio?
  3. Navigation: what is a good unifying principle/model?
  4. Auto Industry: MicroRental, Traffic Management, Car as Citizen.
  5. Auto life cycle: buy, use, repair, fuel, maintain, sell.
  6. Auto research: PATH Berkeley, CDR Stanford, Auto Labs
  7. Traffic: Simulation systems & Smart cars .. Complex Systems?
  8. Economics: What's the business and migration plan?
  9. Device Integration: Cell Phones, PDAs, Pagers, Fax, ...
  10. Alternative Inputs: Knobs, Voice, ...
  11. Alternative Outputs: Movie Tablets, ...
  12. Wireless agility: A multi-carrier "cell" manager.
  13. Web Integration: MyYahoo's MyCar module.
  14. User Scenarios: Life cycles including the car.
  15. Security: Roles and Firewalls.

...And More!