The Connected Car application lets you manage and monitor cars remotely. It's based on an application from the international automaker concern and works as the first-generation connectivity app for selected car brands. The app transmits information from the vehicle to the phone or the desktop and enables the user to remotely lock or unlock the car, turn on the heating system, and much more. We played an important role in the management team, where we had to balance the concern's requirements with the specifics of the brand.
The ultimate goal was to build and launch the Connected Car application in the European market. The app brings your car to your phone or desktop and lets you control it remotely. Various features like route planning for the car's navigation, opening and closing the doors, tracking the vehicle's location, or transferring data from the onboard computer were all part of the solution.
For us, the main challenge was to steer the development and prepare the use cases and product requirements.
The process becomes more complex when you develop an automotive app. Why is that? You need to consider that all functionalities and updates must be tested under the automotive certification process. That's why having a skilled team is essential when you aim to combine car production with app development. Also, you need strong management talents when you operate in an environment with multiple stakeholders. One is, of course, the car brand. But that same brand is just one part of the multinational concern that also steps into development.
The task of our team was to drive the development of core functionality for the enrollment process and the transfer of information from the car’s onboard computer.
We prepared the development on several levels: inside the vehicle, on the server, and stories for mobile & desktop apps. At the same time, we designed the offline process with the legal and sales teams.
When you're creating an app, you must always know what's your goal. That's why we researched and prepared requirements for core features like user sign-up & registration, onboarding, application setting, enrollment when you buy a car, or data transfer from the car's onboard computer. Another part of the delivery was the implementation of the HMI unit. For that, we outlined the user flow and requirements for the UX/UI that would respect the brand. We also cooperated with OEM technical specialists. Last but not least, we ensured that the web and mobile development was well coordinated with the development of the server and aligned with the technical control of the unit in the car.
As mentioned, when you work with various stakeholders, it's crucial to keep all departments involved in the development and market introduction on the same page, and that's what we did. While the delivery was done by several third-party companies, we were busy harmonizing all the documentation with the legal and sales departments. We also introduced a process based on agile principles to keep the project adaptable.
To deliver a bug-free product, the end2end testing was ongoing and in-house. As a result of the whole effort, the app is already 3+ years in the European market, and new features are being developed and launched.
The Connected Car application lets you manage and monitor cars remotely. It's based on an application from the international automaker concern and works as the first-generation connectivity app for selected car brands. The app transmits information from the vehicle to the phone or the desktop and enables the user to remotely lock or unlock the car, turn on the heating system, and much more. We played an important role in the management team, where we had to balance the concern's requirements with the specifics of the brand.
The ultimate goal was to build and launch the Connected Car application in the European market. The app brings your car to your phone or desktop and lets you control it remotely. Various features like route planning for the car's navigation, opening and closing the doors, tracking the vehicle's location, or transferring data from the onboard computer were all part of the solution.
For us, the main challenge was to steer the development and prepare the use cases and product requirements.
The process becomes more complex when you develop an automotive app. Why is that? You need to consider that all functionalities and updates must be tested under the automotive certification process. That's why having a skilled team is essential when you aim to combine car production with app development. Also, you need strong management talents when you operate in an environment with multiple stakeholders. One is, of course, the car brand. But that same brand is just one part of the multinational concern that also steps into development.
The task of our team was to drive the development of core functionality for the enrollment process and the transfer of information from the car’s onboard computer.
We prepared the development on several levels: inside the vehicle, on the server, and stories for mobile & desktop apps. At the same time, we designed the offline process with the legal and sales teams.
When you're creating an app, you must always know what's your goal. That's why we researched and prepared requirements for core features like user sign-up & registration, onboarding, application setting, enrollment when you buy a car, or data transfer from the car's onboard computer. Another part of the delivery was the implementation of the HMI unit. For that, we outlined the user flow and requirements for the UX/UI that would respect the brand. We also cooperated with OEM technical specialists. Last but not least, we ensured that the web and mobile development was well coordinated with the development of the server and aligned with the technical control of the unit in the car.
As mentioned, when you work with various stakeholders, it's crucial to keep all departments involved in the development and market introduction on the same page, and that's what we did. While the delivery was done by several third-party companies, we were busy harmonizing all the documentation with the legal and sales departments. We also introduced a process based on agile principles to keep the project adaptable.
To deliver a bug-free product, the end2end testing was ongoing and in-house. As a result of the whole effort, the app is already 3+ years in the European market, and new features are being developed and launched.
