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OEMs to focus on health check systems in cars: Report

02 Jul '15

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Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) are making new plans to include built-in, brought-in, or cloud-enabled health monitoring systems in cars with plans to integrate health, wellness, and wellbeing (HWW) technologies in automotive industry, according to the new analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Executive Outlook of Health, Wellness, and Wellbeing Technologies in the Global Automotive Industry.

OEMs are expected to tie-up with stakeholders from multiple industries such as healthcare and information technology. The first wave of HWW proliferation in the automotive industry will focus on measuring and monitoring to benefit drivers and passengers through early detection of ailments and assistance in emergencies.

The automotive industry aims to achieve its zero-accident, zero-fatality goal using support from synergistic technologies that enable advances in autonomous driving and advanced driver assistance systems, according to a press release.

In response to the large-aged population of drivers in several societies, automakers are already developing cars that can anticipate a driver’s heart attack or sudden disability to bring the vehicle to a safe halt, and alert doctors. Ford and Toyota – among mass-market OEMs – and luxury automakers such as BMW and Audi are the pioneers targeting integration of HWW features into their next-generation products.

Frost & Sullivan automotive & transportation industry analyst Neelam Barua said, “With the anticipated shift in the delivery of healthcare services to outside hospitals, smart homes and cars will clearly become new points for measuring, monitoring, basic diagnosing and communicating with individuals about their health. Thus, future cars are likely to be designed and reconfigured based on travellers’ age and health conditions.”

Frost & Sullivan automotive & transportation program manager Vishwas Shankar said, “Given the market’s nascent stage, the time and effort to build partnerships, engage customers, and structure business models to include healthcare elements in the car will be the ultimate determinants of winners and losers. Recognizing this, automakers have begun to build partnerships to grow their strengths and create a diverse ecosystem for healthcare solutions.”

The Growth Partnership Company, Frost & Sullivan, works in collaboration with clients to leverage visionary innovation that addresses the global challenges and related growth opportunities that will make or break today’s market participants. (GK)

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