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Strategic Overview of Start-ups Disrupting the Global Connected Car Industry, 2022
Enhanced In-vehicle Experiences and Automakers’ Use of Futuristic Connected Features Will Create New Growth Opportunities
02-Sep-2022
North America
Market Research
MGA2-01-00-00-00
AU02390-GL-MT_26828
In-vehicle innovations and futuristic technologies are allowing automakers to offer a new generation of products and services to drivers and passengers. The possibilities have given rise to numerous start-ups that are helping original equipment manufacturers to develop solutions or use vehicle data in new ways.
This study includes a list of more than 175 start-ups in the fields of connected services, user-based insurance, vehicle data platforms, telematics, cybersecurity, and software platforms. Frost & Sullivan considers a start-up to be any entrepreneur/intrapreneur venture where 1 or more entrepreneurs, family members, or friends provide the initial funding; any firm dependent on pre-seed, seed, and series funding; or any firm that a parent company spins off to form a new entity/subsidiary.
Frost & Sullivan used 2 benchmarking levels to further assess companies in the following areas:
• management team
• regional impact
• market attractiveness
• employee strength
• year of establishment
• business scalability
• total addressable market
• portfolio strength
• stakeholder ecosystem partnerships
• cyber-risk intensity
From this, a final top 10 is determined in each segment, and the 3 leaders are examined in more detail.
The project also explores growth drivers and restraints that will affect the connected car market through 2028, examines recent funding and regional presence, and presents growth opportunities that warrant further exploration and action.
Why is it Increasingly Difficult to Grow?
The Strategic Imperative 8™
The Impact of the Top 3 Strategic Imperatives on Start-ups in the Connected Car Industry
Growth Opportunities Fuel the Growth Pipeline Engine™
Research Scope
Market Segmentation and Definitions
Key Competitors
Connected Car Unit Shipment Forecast
Connected Car Unit Shipment Forecast by Region
Unit Shipment Forecast for Cars With Embedded Telematics
Analysis by Segment and Region
Growth Drivers
Growth Restraints
Start-up Definition
The Start-up Methodology
Step 1 of the Benchmarking Criteria—Definition
Step 2 of the Benchmarking Criteria—Definition
Benchmark Overview
The Start-up Ecosystem
Top 3 Players in Key Connected Car Segments
Key Participants Investing in Start-ups
Recently Funded Start-ups
Connected Car Start-ups by Region
APAC Emerging as a Global Destination for Start-up Investments for the Connected Car Market
Start-up Penetration by Segment
Key Conclusion and Findings
Shortlisting Exercise - Step 1 of the Benchmarking Criteria
Shortlisting Exercise - Step 1 of the Benchmarking Criteria (continued)
Frost & Sullivan's Criteria to Shortlist Companies
Frost & Sullivan Start-up Evaluation Radar—Scorecard
Frost & Sullivan Start-up Evaluation Radar—Scorecard (continued)
Cubic Telecom Profile
Cubic Telecom Profile (continued)
INRIX Profile
INRIX Profile (continued)
Sibros Profile
Sibros Profile (continued)
Shortlisting Exercise - Step 1 of the Benchmarking Criteria
Shortlisting Exercise - Step 1 of the Benchmarking Criteria (continued)
Frost & Sullivan's Criteria to Shortlist Companies
Frost & Sullivan Start-up Evaluation Radar—Scorecard
Upstream Security Profile
Upstream Security Profile (continued)
AutoCrypt Profile
AutoCrypt Profile (continued)
Argus Cyber Security Profile
Argus Cyber Security Profile (continued)
Shortlisting Exercise - Step 1 of the Benchmarking Criteria
Shortlisting Exercise - Step 1 of the Benchmarking Criteria (continued)
Frost & Sullivan's Criteria to Shortlist Companies
Frost & Sullivan Start-up Evaluation Radar—Scorecard
PATEO Profile
PATEO Profile (continued)
Autotalks Profile
Autotalks Profile (continued)
Cambridge Mobile Telematics Profile
Cambridge Mobile Telematics Profile (continued)
Shortlisting Exercise - Step 1 of the Benchmarking Criteria
Shortlisting Exercise - Step 1 of the Benchmarking Criteria (continued)
Frost & Sullivan's Criteria to Shortlist Companies
Frost & Sullivan Start-up Evaluation Radar—Scorecard
Wejo Profile
Wejo Profile (continued)
Otonomo Profile
Otonomo Profile (continued)
Miovision Profile
Miovision Profile (continued)
Shortlisting Exercise - Step 1 of the Benchmarking Criteria
Shortlisting Exercise - Step 1 of the Benchmarking Criteria (continued)
Frost & Sullivan's Criteria to Shortlist Companies
Frost & Sullivan Start-up Evaluation Radar—Scorecard
Metromile Profile
Metromile Profile (continued)
Zego Profile
Zego Profile (continued)
Root Insurance Profile
Root Insurance Profile (continued)
Shortlisting Exercise - Step 1 of the Benchmarking Criteria
Shortlisting Exercise - Step 1 of the Benchmarking Criteria (continued)
Shortlisting Exercise - Step 1 of the Benchmarking Criteria (continued)
Frost & Sullivan's Criteria to Shortlist Companies
Frost & Sullivan Start-up Evaluation Radar—Scorecard
Frost & Sullivan Start-up Evaluation Radar—Scorecard (continued)
Sonatus Profile
Sonatus Profile (continued)
Mapbox Profile
Mapbox Profile (continued)
Cover Genius Profile
Cover Genius Profile (continued)
Growth Opportunity 1—Collection and Analysis of Vehicle Data
Growth Opportunity 1—Collection and Analysis of Vehicle Data (continued)
Growth Opportunity 2—Advanced HMI Technologies
Growth Opportunity 2—Advanced HMI Technologies (continued)
Growth Opportunity 3—Electric and Autonomous Technology
Growth Opportunity 3—Electric and Autonomous Technology (continued)
Your Next Steps
Why Frost, Why Now?
List of Exhibits
List of Exhibits (continued)
Legal Disclaimer
List of Figures
- Connected Cars: Unit Shipment Forecast, Global, 2021–2028
- Connected Cars: Unit Shipment Forecast by Region, Global, 2021–2028
- Connected Cars: Unit Shipment Forecast for Cars with Embedded Telematics, Global, 2021–2028
- Connected Car Market: Analysis by Segment and Region, 2021
- Connected Car Market: Growth Drivers, Global, 2022–2028
- Connected Car Market: Growth Restraints, Global, 2022–2028
- Connected Car Market: Start-up Penetration by Connected Car Segment, Global, 2022
- Connected Services Market Selection Criteria
- Connected Services Market: Step 2 of the Benchmarking Criteria Scoring
- Cybersecurity Market Selection Criteria
- Cybersecurity Market: Step 2 of the Benchmarking Criteria Scoring
- Telematics Market Selection Criteria
- Telematics Market: Step 2 of the Benchmarking Criteria Scoring
- Vehicle Data Platform Market Selection Criteria
- Vehicle Data Platform Market: Step 2 of the Benchmarking Criteria Scoring
- UBI Market Selection Criteria
- UBI Market: Step 2 of the Benchmarking Criteria Scoring
- Software Platform Market Selection Criteria
- Software Platform Market: Step 2 of the Benchmarking Criteria Scoring
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