Based on cloud automobile industry Information System

The future world of sci-fi movies often involves flying cars that travel between buildings. Now the movie "Distant 201X Years" has arrived, but the car flying in the air is still missing. This year, the mass mechanics wrote a special article on why we have not been able to drive a flying car so far, attributing the main reason to the engineering challenge of power.
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Although the progress of flying cars has failed to catch up with science fiction, the rapid progress of computers, the Internet and human-computer interaction has been unexpected. We did not see the instant transfer technology, but any phone or computer can open Skype, in the visual interface with thousands of people outside the video communication.
 
The same is the case for automobiles. We didn't see the flying cars, but another invisible cloud had been wrapped around today's cars--more accurately around the entire auto industry:
 
Car information System
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Today, consumers are accustomed to the smooth touch experience provided by smartphones and computers, and the DOS-and-button-operated "information" system has been unable to meet their needs. More and more car manufacturers start to provide users with cloud-based network information and entertainment systems, not only more intuitive understanding of the condition, but also the online map, parking, restaurant reservations, online music and other services through the 3G network to the owner of the front.
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Car brands such as Toyota and Ford have adopted the Windows Azure platform to enhance the experience of on-board information and entertainment systems. In 2011 Toyota announced the use of Windows Azure to drive the new vehicle Remote Information System (telematics) to help users manage their hybrids and electric cars.
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The Qorosqloud system, which is a showcase of the Windows Azure Public cloud computing platform, held in Shanghai last week, is also a good example. With the help of Windows Azure, the system pushes information on Internet services, such as Weibo and Gould, onto a 8-inch touch terminal in the car via a 3G network. User point two under the screen will be able to achieve the microblogging, check-in, navigation, condition management, restaurant reservations, more than 30 functions. Windows Azure also helps car owners make the information they need flow between cars, mobile phones, and computer Web pages.
 
External marketing
 
Auto manufacturers today are inseparable from online marketing, but it is difficult for manufacturers to predict each online marketing will bring the amount of traffic, often also lacks the scalability to meet marketing needs. Flexible scalability is exactly the strength of cloud computing.
 
2010, "Twilight" series of movies hot. Volvo hopes to interact with online gamesExpanding the influence of the ads they put into the film, they spent two weeks quickly developing and hosting an interactive game on Azure, successfully attracting millions of visitors and operating at a cost of 15% of the local data center.
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Production and supply chain
 
The manufacture of automobiles often involves the efforts of different suppliers in different countries and has high requirements for management. According to the Forbes author Louis Columbus, Cloud computing is helping to revolutionize the manufacturing industry and help industries such as automobiles improve efficiency.
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Many enterprises have implemented vendor managed inventory (VMI) functionality through cloud services, as well as demand management applications that provide real-time order status and forecasts. They manage the global production base through the cloud Human Resource Management System (HRM), including the integration of multi-site talent Management, recruitment, payroll and working time tracking.
 
Although the form is different from the idea of a sci-fi writer half a century ago, today's cars are in the clouds.