Wireless Vehicle

Saturday, March 13th 2010 - 10:00 CET - Comments: 0

S ome years ago, the ‘wireless’ phenomenon came about, and nowadays people cannot go without it. Some cannot even imagine what daily life would be like without wireless communication! Wireless is continuously being developed, and companies such as SK Telecom presented applications during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, that caused amazement. According to SK Telecom, this is just a smart example of well thought-out wireless technology. The so-called Mobile in Vehicle application makes it possible to start your car with your smartphone, or even perform diagnostics or diverse functions.

 

Wireless vehicle operation

Car owners' normal actions are easy to describe: open the door, get in, start the engine, turn on the headlights and the journey can begin. SK Telecom, Korea's largest cell phone provider, has put these actions together and made one innovative technological action out of it.

 

 

Control your car with your Smartphone

What do you think about the possibility of performing the described actions with a Smartphone? You may feel a bit like James Bond 007, but if it's up to SK Telecom, everyone can do this pretty soon.

 

 

Renault Samsung Motors & SK Telecom

During the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, SK Telecom together with Renault Samsung Motors, demonstrated the MIV (Mobile in Vehicle) technology with a deluxe sedan, the SM7. This car is equipped  with the MIV technology so that the car owner can partially control his car with his smartphone. The vehicle was parked outside of hall 8, where SK Telecom demonstrated the Mobile in Vehicle technology on a large multi-screen.

 

 

SK Telecom Mobile in Vehicle application

According to Ha Sung-min, president of the Mobile Network Operator Department of SK Telecom, Renault Samsung Motors and SK Telecom have worked hard on this innovative wireless vehicle communication technology for the past 3 years. Now it is time to make the technology available to the consumer and to bring it to the market.

 

 

Wireless vehicle software 

The software can be downloaded from an App Store and then the car owner can start his vehicle with his cell phone. According to SK Telecom, it is expected that the MIV technology will be available for consumer use next year.

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