current landscape of connected car apis at api days sf
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My presentation at API Days on June 14, 2014.TRANSCRIPT
The Current Landscape of Connected Car APIs
API Days June 14, 2014
Liz Slocum Jensen CEO, Road Rules
Agenda
About Me
5 Styles of Connected Car APIs
API Endpoints
Current Status of APIs
About Me
Liz Slocum Jensen CEO, Road Rules
Driven: A platform that talks to any connected car in the cloud
3rd Party Application
Driven API
Auto Maker 1
Auto Maker 2
Auto Maker 2
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Road Rules: Automation for the Road
2013 2014
5 Styles of Connected Car APIs
• Vehicle Embedded Modem
!
• After Market Device Modem
!
• Tethered Mobile Phone
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• Cloud!
• Mobile Phone!
• Head Unit
Connectivity API Access Points
Connectivity: Embedded Modem API: Cloud
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Vehicle with built in data modem
Automaker or Telematics Provider
API Endpoint
Web Application
Automaker Developer Apps
Mobile App
Remote
Connectivity: After Market Modem API: Cloud
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Vehicle with aftermarket OBDII dongle
Web App
Device Maker
OBDII
Device Maker
Developer Apps
API Endpoint
Mobile App
Connectivity: Tethered Mobile Phone API: Cloud
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Mobile Apps
Vehicle with aftermarket OBDII dongle
Device Maker Servers
OBDII
Device Maker
Developer Apps
API Endpoint Web App
Connectivity: Tethered Mobile Phone API: Mobile Phone SDK
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Vehicle with tethered via Bluetooth
Automaker
Developer Apps
Web App
Mobile App
SDK
Connectivity: Embedded or Tethered API: Head Unit API
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IVI
Web App
Automaker Developer
IVI Head UnitPlatform
Head UnitApp
Connected via embedded data modemor tethered phone
data modemor tethered phone
API
API Endpoints
Commands
After Market
Climate Control
Doors
Honk
Start Vehicle
Automaker
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Vehicle Status
Automaker After Market
Ambient Light/Temp
Brake
Door
Engine
EV Charging
Headlights
Internal Component Temp
Speed
Steering Wheel
Transmission
Tires
Wipers
AccelerationBattery Info
Diagnostic CodesEngine
FuelGPS
HeadingOdometer
SpeedTrip Info
Vehicle Info
Events
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Current Status of APIs
API Availability
Not Publicly Available
Research & Tinkering
Ready for Developers
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…more to come!
What’s Not Working
• Frequency of data - limited by bandwidth cost!
• OEM API’s lack support!
• Unresolved: Who’s going to pay for connectivity? !
• Unresolved: Who owns the data?
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What’s Working
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• After Market Device APIs!
• Event based APIs - no polling!
• OAuth
Wish List
• Automakers release more data points !
• More automakers release APIs !
• More affordable and faster data bandwidth
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[email protected] @WhatLizTweets @RoadRulesApp