Use cases

The ecosystem supports a wide range of use cases tailored to meet the needs of various stakeholders.

1. Use case groups

1.1. Predictive Maintenance

Real-time diagnostics allow service providers and fleet managers to identify potential failures before they occur. This reduces downtime, optimizes repairs, and enhances vehicle reliability.

1.2. Personalized Insurance

Driving behavior data enables insurers to calculate premiums tailored to individual drivers, rewarding safe behavior and lowering costs.

1.3. Navigation and Traffic Management

Live location data improves route optimization, helping reduce travel time and fuel consumption. Aggregated traffic data assists city planners in reducing congestion.

1.4. Urban Planning and Sustainability

Governments and municipalities access anonymized vehicle data to plan infrastructure, optimize traffic flows, and monitor emissions.

1.5. Emergency Response

Crash and hazard alerts allow emergency services to respond faster and more accurately, potentially saving lives.

1.6. Fleet Management

Fleet operators monitor performance metrics across vehicles, ensuring cost-effective operations and compliance with maintenance schedules.

1.7. Data Marketplace

OEMs, researchers, and service providers can buy and sell data on a neutral marketplace, enabling innovation and revenue generation.

2. User Stories and Associated Tasks

2.1. Car Owners (Drivers)

2.1.1. use cases

1. As a car owner, I want to onboard my car(s) to enable myself to control my produced data.
2. As a car owner, I want to control who accesses my car’s data so that I can protect my privacy
3. As a car owner, I want to review what data is accessible from others.
4. As a car owner, I want to execute my rights according to GDPR or similar laws.

2.1.2. tasks

• Develop a user-friendly consent dashboard for granting/revoking access.
• Notify users about data usage and provide transparency logs.

2.2. OEMs (Car Manufacturers)

2.2.1. use cases

As an OEM, I want to monetize vehicle data so that I can create new revenue streams

2.2.2. tasks

• Implement secure APIs for third-party data access.
• Develop a pricing model for data packages.
• Integrate payment systems for data monetization.

2.3. Service Providers

2.3.1. use cases

As a service provider, I want to access vehicle diagnostics data so that I can offer predictive maintenance

2.3.2. tasks

• Create APIs for requesting diagnostic and real-time vehicle data.
• Ensure data requests comply with user consent and SLAs.

2.4. Regulators

2.4.1. use cases

As a regulator, I want to audit data-sharing activities so that I can ensure compliance with laws

2.4.2. tasks

• Maintain tamper-proof logs of all data transactions.
• Provide reporting tools for regulators to analyze data usage.

2.5. Developers

2.5.1. use cases

As a developer, I want access to sample datasets so that I can prototype innovative applications

2.5.2. tasks

• Provide sandbox environments with anonymized datasets.
• Document APIs and offer technical support for integration.