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For example, in a partnership between IBM and auto manufacturers, blockchain was used to authenticate information from connected cars to ensure that the information remains secure.

Market leader Amazon is creating an echo device for every corner in consumer’s lives, including smart TVs, connected car speakers, and even karaoke microphones. And Google’s Nest isn’t sitting around idly. More Nest smart speakers (4.1 million) were shipped than Amazon Echos (3.3 million) in the US during Q2 2021, per Omdia.

This entails connecting Alexa to more parts of the smart home, smart city, and connected vehicles—and importantly, Amazon seeks to turn Alexa into a primary search and discovery tool. Amazon is already the biggest threat to Google’s search dominance. With $14.53 billion in US search ad revenues in 2021, per our estimates, Amazon will earn about a third of what Google will earn from search.

Notably, AT&T has emerged as a leader in the B2B 5G service space, particularly among connected cars, fleet management, monitoring devices, session-based tablets, and other embedded connectivity. AT&T may eventually produce stronger performance figures outside of the consumer space, but that is beyond the scope of this forecast. Other Providers and MVNOs.

However, time spent with radio—which lost slightly more than 7 minutes in 2020 largely due to a significant reduction in car commuting during the pandemic—won’t rebound, losing another 2 minutes this year. We also don’t expect radio time spent to rebound in coming years, as consumers increasingly access digital audio alternatives, including in their cars.

Similarly, a survey by Infosys published in October 2019 found that connected cars, security systems, emergency service capabilities, smart buildings and other business-focused applications would be among the top beneficiaries of 5G. CES offered a small glimpse into some of these applications.

According to an Infosys survey of executives worldwide published in October 2019, the most anticipated use cases included everything from connected cars, to smart homes and internet of things (IoT) devices, to VR and AR. Startups are becoming essential drivers in piloting, validating, and bringing to market new use cases for 5G.

When you look at something like in-car marketing—based on the consumer's current location—the goal is driving convenience and benefiting daily life. For us in the restaurant business, that means providing online and to-go services.

If it can deal with (nontrivial) manufacturing hurdles, Xiaomi could be well suited to use its experience creating consumer electronics to create a tech-integrated connected car. According to our estimates, autonomous ride-sharing vehicles in the US alone are expected to see a 333% increase from 2021 to 2023. What’s the catch?

Connected cars. Even as the pandemic has slowed auto sales, the share of connected cars on the road is set to continue to jump. Opportunities for customers to pay using their connected cars grew in 2020 as well, thanks to a slew of partnerships, including a high-profile tie-up between ExxonMobil, Amazon, and Fiserv that enables in-car fuel payments.

Over time, Amazon, Google, and others will introduce more head-unit and built-in voice functionality—and sew up more partnerships with automakers—to embed their technology in infotainment systems and connected car platforms. Already, a growing number of cars are coming equipped with built-in voice control, whether it be Alexa, Google Assistant, Samsung’s Bixby, manufacturer-based, or something else.

Connected cars and autonomous vehicles: Real-time remote analysis will become essential for the auto industry, which is rapidly increasing the number of sensors in its vehicles. 5G-connected IoT devices will also be crucial for AV commercial viability since AVs will have to interact with traffic management systems, weather and road condition data, and other external resources to make decisions in real time