Optional written assignment #4: Parallel digests

Name: __________Sven Vukelić____________________________________________________

Due: G1 – 24 January 2013 (upload in moodle)

G2 – 25 January 2013 (upload in moodle)

Score: max. 10 points (3 for the English digest in Task 1; 3 for the Croatian digest in Task 2; 4 for the concept
map)

Note that:

 You must keep the original formatting (font type and size) of this document – use it as a template
when adding your examples.
 You must do all the tasks (Tasks 1, 2 and 3).
 Incomplete work (e.g. one of the tasks missing) will not be considered for grading.
 Check your spelling before submitting the final version.
 Check that you shared the concept map in the Gliffy online graphics tool, otherwise it will not be
possible for others to see your work.
 The original text you need to summarize in three different ways (English digest, Croatian digest and
concept map) is on pages 2-3.
The text

Read the entire text carefully and identify key ideas (e.g. definitions; discussion of advantages/
disadvantages, if any; implementations of the technology; conclusion, if provided in the text).

When writing your digest try to:

 reduce the information that is too detailed
 use your own words whenever possible, but keep the key terms – they should not be changed

When writing your digest, avoid:

 using words and phrases that are too complex – omit them and/or find more commonly used
equivalents
 expressing your own opinion – this is a digest, not an essay

Forget the Internet of Things: Here Comes the Internet of Cars

What if large groups of people could go beyond ridesharing – replacing traditional car ownership altogether
through on-demand access to the cars they want: a convertible in the summer, an SUV for winter ski trips?

What if driving skills could be computed as a score that warned us of bad drivers nearby – real time, on the
road – also enabling navigation systems to offer safer alternative routes? Imagine if we could get rid of traffic
jams and accidents altogether. Or how about if our cars picked up our groceries on their own – and dropped us
off at the airport like a self-contained limo service?

Whether you embrace or object to these scenarios, they’re not too far away. This isn’t just an evolution of
technology-enabled, connected vehicles. This goes beyond self-driving cars. And it’s more than a simple sensor-
network: This is the era of smart mobility — an Internet of Cars.

Basically, cars have become the “ultimate mobile device” and we, the people, are becoming “connected
drivers”. These aren’t just buzzwords: As a longtime strategic adviser and analyst of this space, I’ve been using
these terms since 1998 to describe this fundamental transformation of the automobile. And it’s coming within
this decade. For example, by 2016, most buyers in mature automotive markets (U.S., Western Europe) will
consider vehicles’ ability to access web-based information a key criterion when purchasing an automobile. For
premium vehicle brand buyers, this tipping point will be reached even sooner: 2014. That’s just one year away.

The connected vehicle is leading the automotive industry to its most significant innovation phase … since the
creation of the automobile itself.

The Era of Smart Mobility Is Going to Change Everything

But what is it? “Connected vehicles” are cars that access, consume, create, enrich, direct, and share digital
information between businesses, people, organizations, infrastructures, and things. Those “things” include
other vehicles, which is where the Internet of Things becomes the Internet of Cars.

As these vehicles become increasingly connected, they become self-aware, contextual, and eventually,
autonomous. Those of you reading this will probably experience self-driving cars in your lifetime — though
maybe not all three of its evolutionary phases: from automated to autonomous to unmanned.
We still need to address a number of technology, engineering, legislative, and market issues to develop
successful offerings here. But this automotive era builds on current and related industry trends such as the
convergence of digital lifestyles, the emergence of new mobility solutions, demographic shifts, and the rise of
smartphones and the mobile internet.

Consumers now expect to access relevant information wherever they are … including in the automobile. At the
same time, these technologies are making new mobility solutions – such as peer-to-peer car sharing – more
widespread and attractive. This is especially important since vehicle ownership in urban areas is expensive and
consumers, especially younger ones, don’t show the same desire for vehicle ownership as older generations do.

To be successful, connected vehicles will draw on the leading technologies in sensors, displays, on-board and
off-board computing, in-vehicle operating systems, wireless and in-vehicle data communication, machine
learning, analytics, speech recognition, and content management. (That’s just to name a few.) All of this leads
to considerable benefits and opportunities: reduced accident rates, increased productivity, improved traffic
flow, lowered emissions, extended utility for EVs, new entertainment options, and new marketing and
commerce experiences.

Besides providing automobiles and drivers with new function, connected vehicles will also expand automotive
business models to include a much broader set of industries — IT, retail, financial services, media, consumer
electronics. This is significant, because it could challenge the traditional automotive business model: Rather
than focusing only on the sale and maintenance of a vehicle, companies will focus on the sum of business
opportunities the automobile represents.

Source: Forget the Internet of Things: Here Comes the Internet of Cars, Wired Magazine, January 2013,
http://www.wired.com/opinion/2013/01/forget-the-internet-of-things-here-comes-the-internet-of-cars/
Task 1. English digest

The aim of this task is to identify key ideas in an ICT-related text (see pages 2-3) and summarize them by
writing a digest in English.
While writing your English digest, make sure you delete the less important parts of the original text and
reduce all the unnecessary detail. Also change the original wording, i.e. paraphrase, where necessary.
Do not change the meaning of the original text, just make it shorter.
Word limit of the digest: 100-150 words. Write two short paragraphs, one for each part of the original text.

Write your digest here. Keep the original formatting. Observe the word limit.
There are some significant similarities between recent technology development and current car industry
development. Idea is that we could replace traditional car ownership system with a borrowing system based on
our needs. Furthermore, by using score system and automated vehicles we could increase efficiency of this
kind of transport enormously. Since nowadays it is possible to be connected at all times even while on move,
car industry should focus on making cars as compatible as possible with that kind of lifestyle.

“Connected vehicles” are cars that can work with digital information, thus providing numerous options and
great comfort for the user. Although there are still technical problems with implementing such automated
technologies and communication devices, based on what we’ve already seen, it is safe to assume that it will
find its way to the open market eventually. Cooperation of these technologies could forever change the car
industry.
Task 2. Croatian digest

The aim of this task is to identify key ideas in an ICT-related text and summarize them by writing a digest in
Croatian. You will use the same original text (see pages 2-3) as in Task 1.
While writing your Croatian digest, make sure you delete the less important parts of the original text and all
the unnecessary detail. Also think about how you will translate key terms used in the text into Croatian – try to
find adequate equivalents.
While writing a digest in Croatian, make sure you do not only translate the summary you will write in English.
Your summary in Croatian should be based on the original English text, not on the English digest. As a result,
there may even be minor differences between the two digests.
Word limit of the digest: 100-150 words. Write two short paragraphs, one for each part of the original text.

Write your digest here. Keep the original formatting. Observe the word limit.

U današnje doba, auti nastoje pružiti maksimalnu mobilnost, dok ljudi nastoje ostati u kontaktu. Te dvije
činjenice će prije ili poslije doći u sukob, te će biti prisiljene na stapanje. Možda će doći do nestanka
tradicionalnog vlasništva automobile, možda će auti postati automatski, no već za par godina jedan od glavnih
kriterija prilikom kupnje automobile biti će sposobnost spajanja na mreže.

“Umrežena vozila” će koristeći postojeću komunikacijsku tehnologiju i kombinirajući je na nove načine uvelike
promijeniti naše živote, dopustajući nam da čak i na pokretu ostanemo umreženi. Koristeći ove napredne
tehnologije možemo smanjiti broj nesreća na cestama, smanjiti zagađenje, uvesti nove načine zabave, itd., sve
za naše zadovoljstvo.
Task 3. Graphical summary (Concept map)

The aim of this task is to identify key ideas in an ICT-related text and summarize them in form of a map. To
draw the map, you need to use a simple web-based tool. You will use the same original text as in Tasks 1 and 2
(see pages 2-3).
To draw your concept map, first choose some of the ideas from the original text (at least 5 key statements).
Based on the statements draw a concept map. You can use the original sentences from the text.
The sentences/ideas included in the two digests and the concept map do not need to be identical, but there
should be some correspondence between them.
For instructions on concept maps, see the presentation and sample concept maps in moodle at:
http://elf.foi.hr/mod/resource/view.php?id=32233

To draw the map use the Gliffy tool. Insert (copy/paste) the link to your concept map into the box below. Use
the sharing option the Gliffy interface to enable others to view your map.
In the concept map you should include 5-10 key points from the text.

Insert (copy/paste) the link to your concept map in Gliffy here.

http://www.gliffy.com/go/publish/4255230/

Before you submit your work, check the following:

 Have you used the original formatting (font type and size) of this document?
 Have you done all the all the three tasks?
 Have you checked your spelling?
 Have you compared the content of the three tasks – do they correspond in terms of the main ideas
you identified in each of them?
 Have you shared the concept map in Gliffy?
 Have you checked the link to your map from this document?