About 75% of Cars Shipped in 2020 Will Have Embedded Connectivity, Says Forecast

Giesecke & Devrient expects about 75 percent of all cars shipped globally in 2020 to have embedded connectivity, the German security firm said in a Monday report. Of the 70 million passenger cars registered worldwide in 2014, only 10 percent had embedded connectivity, it said. The forecast is consistent with SiriusXM's forecast that most vehicles built at the end of the decade will include embedded LTE modems (see 1602020055). “As societies are becoming increasingly urbanized and hyperconnected, mobile connectivity is emerging as a core topic for the automotive industry,” Giesecke & Devrient said. “Vehicles of the future will be fully networked, independent, mobile ecosystems with specific services.”