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On-board diagnostics (OBD) aftermarket to be driven by a stringent regulatory landscape, global industry to chronicle itself in the billion-dollar business sphere by 2024
Powered by a strict regulatory frame of reference formulated to control vehicular emissions, on-board diagnostics (OBD) aftermarket has emerged as a highly lucrative business sphere over the last few years. Lately, many regulatory bodies have established emission control facility centers to resolve the issues related to the effective working of OBD. In the U.S. specifically, the National Center for Automotive Science & Technology has established the National OBD Clearinghouse for facilitating the understanding of the on-board diagnostics technology, for which U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has even provided a grant. In order to comply with the Clean Air Act, EPA has been encouraging people to conduct vehicle maintenance and inspection that will ultimately control the vehicle emission. As of now, a majority of vehicles are incorporated with the OBD technology for meeting the national air quality standards.
Europe On-board Diagnostics (OBD) Aftermarket Share, By Application, 2017
The OBD system is one of the integral parts of the electronic control unit (ECU) and is used for diagnosing and repairing vehicle subsystems and rectifying the malfunctions associated with the systems. The integrity of the emission control unit is maintained with the help of external tools that re-flash and re-configure the vehicle emission parameters. The increasing use of external vehicle diagnostic tools to maintain the shelf life of the vehicle is slated to propel on-board diagnostics (OBD) aftermarket considerably.
Taking into account the strict regulatory norms formulated to curb and monitor vehicle emissions, many diagnostic equipment providers are currently developing new OBD tool facility centers to check problems associated with the engine. For instance, in 2017, the leading suppliers of test equipment and diagnostic reporting for the automotive aftermarket, Innova Electronics Corp launched a modern on-board diagnostic tool line which is totally featured with its newly invented products that will be helpful for excellent diagnostic reporting.
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The advent of a new range of technologies including cloud computing, Internet of Things (IoT), and smartphones have also had a remarkable influence on the on-board diagnostics aftermarket. In line with the recent product launches, many on-board diagnostics (OBD) aftermarket contenders have been developing new product portfolios comprising the modern technology aids. It has become very easy now for the vehicle owners to calibrate their vehicles’ emission control unit. Recently, one of the leading players in on-board diagnostics aftermarket, Verizon has launched a next-generation aftermarket vehicle diagnostic service device that works just by plugging into vehicle’s OBD computer port. As soon as it does, it connects to the OBD system of the vehicle and notifies the driver about any maintenance issue. In addition, Verizon has incorporated a smartphone software application as well as GPS technology that will help to resolve the mechanical issues in case of an emergency.
Though the government has mandated the deployment of vehicle health monitoring facilities, many vehicle owners are disabling and tampering on-board diagnostics and pollution control systems. They have also been tampering with laboratory test results and are bypassing emissions around monitoring devices. In U.S., the criminal office of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) in fact, had sued the employees of Rockwater Northeast LLC which provides operational services across oil and gas sector. The employees of this hydraulic fracturing firm had modified the OBD system and emission control unit of the company’s heavy-duty diesel trucks. This strict stand taken by the regulatory bodies for the infringement of Clean Air act has depicted the significance regulations have on the North America on-board diagnostics aftermarket industry growth.
The significant benefits associated with the deployment of on-board diagnostics system to improve air quality through vehicle maintenance and inspection is slated to fuel the product demand across the globe. The installation of vehicle health inspection systems ultimately helps the owners to maintain the vehicle before it violates the air quality standard set by the government. In this regard, many vehicle owners have been implementing OBD systems to monitor and maintain their vehicles which will favorably stimulate on-board diagnostics aftermarket industry size over the years ahead. For the record, driven by a strict regulatory frame of reference, the overall on-board diagnostics (OBD) aftermarket will surpass revenue collection of USD 1.5 billion by the end of 2024.
Author Name : Sunil Hebbalkar
Mobility on demand market to be worth $200 billion by 2024, India and China to emerge as key revenue pockets
The appreciable growth of mobility on demand market is projected to be one of the most significant trends that the globe would witness in the next decade. The ongoing exponential popularity of ride hailing, car sharing and last-mile delivery services is just the beginning of a global shift away from personal vehicle ownership to a shared, on-demand model. Research shows that car sharing is capable of reducing car ownership with an estimation of 1 shared vehicle replacing 15 owned vehicles. The increasing cost of vehicle ownership, limitations on infrastructure expansion, increasing commute times, and the demand to curb GHG emissions have brought about a change in the millennial generation’s relationship with automobiles, which is likely to significantly impact mobility on demand market trends.
UK car rental market size, by application, 2017 & 2024 (USD Million)
In the last century, private automobiles brought about a paradigm shift in urban mobility. But the dependency on oil, production of greenhouse gases, congestion and ever-increasing demands on urban land for parking spaces have created a combination of problems that has now led to an inclination toward on demand mobility. Statistics show that more than half the oil in the U.S. is consumed by urban vehicles that produce 20% of the total CO2 emissions. Additionally, the construction of new roads has not kept up with increasing transportation demand, complicating the situation further and causing soaring problem with congestion.
In 2011, studies exhibited that the urban American travel time has been increased by 5.5 million hours, a figure that is projected to increase by 50% by 2020. Parking compounds the congestion problem in an urban setting where land is already in short supply. Rapid increase in urban population, which is estimated to reach 5 billion by 2030 and rising trend of car ownership in developing countries will worsen the problems on a global scale. Inevitably, powered by the aforementioned factors, private automobiles have come to be widely recognized as unsustainable solution for the future of personal urban mobility, leading to the expansion of mobility on demand industry.
It is expected that globally, shared platforms will account for the most miles driven in urban settings by 2024. Given that car ownership is significantly high in Europe and North America, these regions might not register a game changing effect as far as the regional landscape of the mobility on demand market growth is concerned. However, in countries like India and China, where the government is battling to control conditions like traffic congestion and air pollution, mobility on demand market will gain commendable traction. Both the aforementioned nations for instance, have a low car ownership percentage, however, both are harbingers of emerging economies where the middle class is rapidly growing and is the recipient of increasing disposable incomes. With the hundreds of millions of newly affluent Chinese and Indians requiring more on-demand mobility, Asia Pacific mobility on demand market will witness robust growth in the ensuing years. Indeed, APAC mobility on demand industry size is expected to be pegged at $2 billion by 2024.
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Mobility on demand industry has seemingly brought about an upsurge in the development of autonomous vehicles. For instance, Uber is investing heavily in bringing driverless cars to the roads as estimates show that 60% to 80% of the revenues remain with the car owner. By eliminating the need of a driver, ride hailing services like Uber are persevering to keep most of the revenue with the service provider. The profit perspective is highly motivating the development of driverless and autonomous cars, that are in turn expected to profoundly change mobility on demand market trends within the next 5 to 15 years.
However, it is to be noted that autonomous vehicles may not entirely solve the problems of congestion in an urban setting, as a large number of vehicles will still be retained on the streets. Urban vehicles are often overengineered and underutilized, as an automobile is designed to attain speeds of 100 miles per hour but typically travels at 15 to 25 miles per hour. Statistics also point out that private automobiles are parked 90% of the time. In future, on demand mobility market is expected to march beyond the bounds of ride hailing and car sharing and present itself in the form of small electric cars which can be taken off a rack of such vehicles with the swipe of a user’s card and can be dropped off in one such stack once the user has reached the destination. A development of this degree is certain to have a path-breaking impact on mobility on demand industry outlook.
The success of ride hailing services such as Lyft, Uber, and Ola has come to be highly dependent on new mobility on-demand market players, as they strive to build trust with key stakeholders such as regulators, consumers, insurers and investors. Using technologies to monitor and improve road safety is a vital part of this trust-building process that is certain to speed up the future of mobility on demand market. As public and regulatory confidence come to prevail, mobility on demand industry will witness commendable growth, with a CAGR estimation of 10% over 2018-2024.
Author Name : Sunil Hebbalkar
Global Market Insights Inc. 