#203 - Sarah Larner - EVP, Strategy & Innovation, Wejo

“the platform and capability to standardise and normalise the varying data languages of every oem is going to be key to unlocking v2v and v2x now and in the future.”

Connected vehicles to me, for the longest time meant a car that has a SIM card and is connected to the Internet as an IoT device. But connected vehicles are, and should be, so much more than that. In a world where vehicles are able to communicate with each other, with other participants on the road and with infrastructure, the possibilities that can unlock are endless. 

So what is coming in the way of that happening? Technology? Policy? Universal standards? What role can startups, private corporations and government bodies play in accelerating the evolution to a world of truly connected, V2X equipped vehicles.

We invited Wejo’s Sarah Larner to get her perspective on V2V, V2X and all things connected car. Sarah helps us make sense of these topics, and shares with us how Wejo’s vast dataset of 20 trillion data points forms the foundation of the automobile’s future. We discuss how the impending explosion of V2X data will help automotive AI applications go from being reactive to proactive to predictive. 

If you like my conversation with Sarah, do head over to the AI in Automotive Podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and give us a thumbs up. Do share our show with your friends and colleagues who are excited by all things automotive.