{"id":696,"date":"2018-03-22T13:01:57","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T17:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/industry\/blog\/industry\/2018\/03\/22\/thinking-beyond-the-horse-and-buggy\/"},"modified":"2018-10-16T13:47:58","modified_gmt":"2018-10-16T13:47:58","slug":"thinking-beyond-the-horse-and-buggy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/industry\/blog\/manufacturing\/2018\/03\/22\/thinking-beyond-the-horse-and-buggy\/","title":{"rendered":"Thinking Beyond the Horse and Buggy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Early 20th<\/sup> century buggy companies competed for customers who sought luxurious and efficient horse buggies and looked for innovative ways to produce the best in the market. The invention of the car quickly put a wrench in their plans, disrupting and transforming the industry.<\/p>\n

Software-driven vehicle transformation<\/h2>\n

Trying to exponentially transform the way you manage and interact with your vehicles by adding more mechanical gears and cool (but disjointed) gadgets to them is like trying to improve the horse-buggy by adding more horses to pull the buggy.<\/p>\n

Instead empower components to integrate, leveraging cloud to enable quick safety decision making, a more productive ride and self-correcting predictive analysis – improving efficiency and reducing costs.<\/p>\n

Enter Microsoft\u2019s Connected Vehicle Solution<\/h2>\n

Digital transformation is reshaping the automotive industry by enabling autonomous driving technologies, advanced driving assistance systems and intelligent infotainment experiences.<\/p>\n

These breakthrough technologies are providing automakers and fleet managers with new opportunities to build deeper relationships with customers, streamline their maintenance services, and open new revenue streams.<\/p>\n

Take advantage of new opportunities and transform your business<\/h2>\n

When deciding on the first step, consider adding connectivity. Using real-time vehicle connectivity, automakers and fleet managers can enable remote interactions and use vehicle data to predict service needs, provide consumers personalized offers, and monetize new data streams, positively impacting the bottom line by:<\/p>\n