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Center for Automotive Research at Stanford

automotive@stanford.edu, http://automotive.stanford.edu

Concept for a Mobility & Communication Testbed

Bringing The Automobile And Internet Together At Stanford

Sven A. Beiker, Executive Director, June 2010

 The Internet Comes to the Automobile – What Now?

Background
At the advent of WiMAX and other wireless
communication technology, high-speed internet will
become available in the automobile within the next
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few years. However, connectivity in the car is not
new and has so far not been a viable business

Service & Data Mining

Upload From Car
Download To Car
Media & Information
model for providers. Therefore the technology
(communication) and service (content)
opportunities need to be investigated to determine
if and how mobility centric internet applications can
enrich safety, communication, information, and
enjoyment of drivers and passengers.
 Disciplines: ENG, H&S, BUS, LAW
Objectives
Implementation of an infrastructure to research,
develop, and test mobility-centric internet
applications
 Components: Vehicle data node, wireless
communication channels, backend server / tools
Basic Layout of a Mobility-Centric Communications Testbed

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Affiliates Stanford
 Stanford Mobility & Communication Network Testbed
Communication Testbed Examples For Use

Extensive Car Data Mining

WiFi (SU)* WiMax (Clear)* LTE (open)* DSRC (DOT)* Internet Use in the Car
* Exemplary Rendering

High-Bandwidth Ubiquitous Wireless Communication Network As A

Testbed For Next Generation Applications, Equipment, Standards
Concept of Internet-Enabled Media in the Automobile

Concept Study of interface, business model, use

cases etc. regarding preferred, useful,
dangerous mobility-centric applications
Needs Ubiquitous high-bandwidth
communication network, communication
endpoint in the car (in-dash or mobile
device), large diversity of applications
and users
Challenges Deployment of network (see before), in-
public testing
Next Steps Jun 2010 – open:
- Identify partners on- / off-campus
- Make infrastructure available
- Develop and test applications
 Concept of Car Data Mining and Mobility Applications

Concept Make all data of a car available online for

Dec Jan
own (and potentially third party) use,
Oct
Nov
2010
2010 2011 develop car apps using the data; “all
2010 Aug Sep
Jul
Jun 2010 2010 2010 data” refers to: everything that is being
2010
batt ery measured and recorded and at all times
acc
ature
Needs Holistic in-vehicle data acquisition
p e r
tem n system, high-bandwidth data link or at
positio least regular upload, data storage with
“public” access and browsing capabilities
Challenges Data link, legal restrictions, user
management
Vehicle Data Acquisition Next Steps Mar-Sep 2010:
Platform PC - Install data acquisition on existing car
Communication Bus CAN - Install data link and storage system
Channels 60 - Develop access management and
Sampling 1ms browsing tools
Storage Format ASCII - Offer data and infrastructure to ‘public’
Fall 2010: Student developer class
 Project Plan Jun – Dec 2010

Production Vehicle Applications

Results
from Class
Developer Class - Car Apps
Infrastructure
Ready for Class
Backend Architecture
WiMax Dev. WS
1st Run
(Presentation)
CAN– WiMax Implementation
Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
 General Applications for Internet Use in the Automobile

Application Field Example Network

Basic Communication Texting, E-Mail 2.5G
Data Mining Traffic Probe, Maintenance 2.5-3G
Social Networking Post, tweet on the go 2.5-3G
Online Navigation Up-to-date maps, POI etc. 3G
Online Computing Speech Recognition 3G
Audio Streaming Internet Radio, Travel Guide 3G
Loc. Based Information Augmented Reality 3-4G
Video Streaming Rear Seat Entertainment 4G
… … …
Open Questions for Internet Use in the Automobile

Privacy?
Bandwidth?
Driver Distraction?
Use-Case / Biz Model?
Device / Vehicle Integration?