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Reduced software maintenance complexity via
smartphone application upgrade mechanisms One inherent complexity in traffic monitoring and accident detection systems is the need to upgrade those systems to fix bugs and improve functionality overtime. With thousands or millions of in-vehicle accident detection systems, maintenance can rapidly become a very expensive operation. An unfortunate reality is that frequently maintenance often becomes unduly expensive, resulting in the delay of many minor improvements until there is a major improvement that justifies the cost of bringing a vehicle into a service center for an upgrade. It may also be impossible to upgrade some legacy systems and continue servicing them, e.g., OnStar dropped of their subscribers due to outdated analog hardware.
Smartphones provide an effective solution for remote software maintenance through their builtin application store upgrade mechanisms, such as the iTunes Store. Moreover, smartphones tend to have a much higher refresh rate than cars, due to their lower costs and appeal as a status symbol.
This trend towards constant turnover of hardware offers the potential to lower the average age of the hardware in use for accident detection.
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