W3C Automotive Activity
Ted Guild <ted@w3.org>
W3C Automotive Lead W3C
Silicon Valley Automotive Open-Source Meetup, September 2019
What is W3C?
World Wide Web Consortium
Standards body for the Web
Founded by inventor of Web - Tim Berners-Lee
Hosts: MIT, Beihang, Keio, ERCIM
~450 members
Why is W3C doing Auto Standards?
Need for a robust application ecosystem
Future of transportation will require interoperability
Reduce fragmentation by competing proprietary approaches
More developers for the Web than any other platform
Web has proven itself and transformed industries
Connected vehicles will be relying on Web services
W3C has a long history of providing higher level interfaces to developers
Rich in-vehicle application ecosystem
Telematics - W3C VISS (Vehicle Information Service Specification)
Notifications
Media
LBS/Nav
Payments
Other areas under consideration
W3C Vehicle Information Service Specification (VISS)
Service on the vehicle
Common data model (JSON)
~1000 signals, more to be added, extensible
Web Sockets, next gen also HTTP REST
Granular accesss control per application
Requests or Subscribe (stream)
Implementers
Data at center of transportation transformations
Electrification
Usage instead of individual ownership
Autonomous Vehicles - Artificial Intelligence data driven decisions
V2v, V2i, V2x - SmartCities, IoT
Delivering content, products and services digitally
Insurance carriers, predictive maintenance, fleet management, other industries and government regulators
Openness == Innovation
Open standards, imperative
Open source, useful
Open data, caveats
Creating open marketplace
Useful in vehicle but also want to get it out
Task force exploring off-boarding and in-cloud challenges
Handling privacy concerns (GDPR) with Policy language
Increase power of data with Semantic Web Technology
BMW/Eurecom ontology work on our common data model
Increase value of data - metadata on sampling methodology, edge computing, accuracy, availability
Conclusion: W3C will be forming broader Transportation Data activity
Primary stakeholders
Auto Manufacturers
Tier 1s
Payment processors
Solution and Content Providers
Telcos
Government entities
Fleet Management
Independent garages
Fuel and service companies
Insurance Companies
Aftermarket
Get Involved
Wider, diverse perspective
Ensure your segment needs met
Lead change
Promote adoption
Follow-up:
ted+auto@w3.org