"Connected car" driving the next Internet revolution?

The New York Times website recently published an article saying that Detroit, the "Car City" in the United States, is eagerly looking for software developers and information technology experts, hoping that they will develop applications for the next generation of "connected cars." The article pointed out that the current situation in the automotive market is that the entire industry is moving in the direction of "connected cars", which not only prompted GM's three major industry players to compete for application developers and information technology employees, but also It has helped to the homegrown technology companies.

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After graduating from the University of Michigan in 1998, Brian Mulloy embarked on the same path as many classmates: he left the native Michigan state to find a job suitable for him in a tumultuous city . However, after a ten-year career as a San Francisco technology startup, Murroy has now returned to Michigan to become the founder of a company in the booming technology industry of Detroit.

It seems that overnight, Detroit began eagerly looking for workers like Muroy, software developers and information technology experts, because these people can develop applications for the next generation of "connected cars." "You will see developers open stores in Detroit because they will follow the money." Muroy said. "And there will be a lot of money here."

In fact, huge amounts of money are already flowing in Detroit. After going out of bankruptcy protection procedures, GM has rebuilt a huge cash base, and now the auto industry giant is using this cash for employee recruitment activities, its number of information technology employees has tripled. In addition, GM is hiring software developers to develop applications for its 2014 models. Because GM is conducting this type of hiring activity across the United States, many newly hired employees will work outside Detroit.

Laura Kurtz, manager of Ford's US recruitment department, said the company plans to hire 300 information technology employees this year. The Chrysler Group, another of the three major auto giants in the United States, declined to disclose specific employee hiring plans, only revealing that it will hire more entry-level employees and focus on attracting highly skilled labor.

For the city of Detroit, which is on the verge of bankruptcy, the employment of these automotive giants is a rare highlight. According to the forecast of the Michigan Department of Labor, the overall state of the state is expected to increase the growth rate of application software developer positions by 23.5% over 2010; for system software developers, the growth rate is expected to reach 36.9%, in It is at the highest level in any technical employment category. At the same time, the overall average growth rate for Michigan in terms of selected technical jobs is 8.5%.

The market's demand for in-vehicle applications is a "significant job 'generator', and practitioners in related positions have higher salaries," Donald R. Grimes, an economic researcher at the University of Michigan Said.

The current situation in the automotive market is that the entire industry is moving in the direction of "connected cars", which not only prompts the three major players in the industry to scramble for application developers and information technology employees, but also forms a native technology company Help, for example, the company created by Muroy.

Detroit Labs (Detroit Labs) is a smartphone application development company founded two years ago. At present, the company is changing its business direction and collaborating with car manufacturers to develop in-car applications. Since its establishment in 2011, the size of this company has increased tenfold, the number of employees has reached 40, and the goal is to reach 60 by the end of this year. "If you come to Detroit, you will be one of thousands of (software developers)," said Paul Glomski, one of the co-founders of Detroit Labs. "Here, you have a chance to become influential. I mean it."

Apogee Labs, a startup under Muroi, can help companies develop applications for a variety of media, from mobile phones to construction equipment and even the power grid. He chose to put Apigee's corporate headquarters in the budding technology center in downtown Detroit, sharing office space with the Detroit Laboratory, which uses Apigee's products to develop applications. So far, these jobs have mainly attracted people who have settled in this area, such as Murroy, and Michigan natives like him are being re-attracted back to Detroit, not only because of the job opportunities here but also because of this The cost of living is lower. The next challenge is to hire developers who are not closely related to Detroit, which may be a difficult task.

Grimes pointed out: "Overall, Michigan is not the first choice for young tech geeks."

Automakers are emphasizing that Detroit has very good business opportunities: Although cars have had computer-controlled systems as early as a few years ago, software innovation activities are still in the early stages, so developers here will have Opportunities stand out. For example, GM's 2014 models will be the first cars with in-car applications.

"Automakers see this as a new creative space." Nick Pudar, the head of GM's latest developer ecosystem plan, said the purpose of this plan is to integrate GM with Developers in other cities are connected. "These cars will become new channels of innovation." Pudal is visiting software developer centers across the United States-San Francisco, New York City, Boston, Denver, Chicago, Austin, Texas, etc.-want to convince Developers have shifted from developing mobile applications to developing automotive applications.

Because Pudal is looking for third-party developers who can work remotely, he does not have to face the challenge of hiring these developers to work in Detroit. Instead, Pudal found that the automotive industry represents an attractive area for these developers. "This is a new field that has just been discovered, full of features and functions that fascinate developers," he said.

Various new technologies that are about to land on cars are determined to revolutionize the driver ’s experience. For example, the new application will allow motorists to interact with their cars, whether in the car or remotely. In addition, motorists can use applications to monitor fuel efficiency or track mileage to control corporate expenses. Young drivers can also benefit from driving guidance applications, which allow them to record the length of driving time during the day and night to produce a summary report.

In addition to applications, the car's dependence on computers and sensors is also becoming stronger, from remote control key to send a signal to open the door to the ignition is no exception. The various systems of each car are supported by multiple computers. These systems include an adaptive cruise control system, which can adjust the speed of a car to adapt to the traffic flow at that time; and an anti-collision system, this The system can detect faults and slow down the car. Although computerized systems have been in cars for many years, many of these new technologies have just been launched.

"It was originally something on the West Coast, but we are doing the same cool thing here," said Rob Meyers, a Michigan native who originally developed applications for Amazon on the West Coast, but has now returned. Work in the local GM of the hometown. "As far as cars are concerned, we are entering the last frontier position."

No other company is more aggressive than GM among automakers. The company ’s chairman and chief executive, Daniel F. Akerson, has treated information technology as the company ’s bankruptcy protection program. And realize the central content of the revival strategy. GM ’s plan is to hire 4,400 employees for its information technology centers in Warren, Detroit ’s western suburbs, and Austin, Roswell, Georgia, and Chandler, Arizona, over the next three to five years. Among the largest automakers in the United States, GM will be the fastest-growing employee organization. According to Juli Huston-Rough, a spokesman for General Motors, about 1,200 of the employees the company plans to hire will be college students who have just graduated.

This employee hiring activity is part of Akerson ’s revival strategy, which aims to significantly reduce GM ’s dependence on external technology. But this strategy is risky because GM must prove that the company can manage its information more effectively than outside companies. Steve Schwinke, director of application and application ecosystem development at GM, said he plans to double the number of internal application developer teams to 100 by the end of this year. He also said that hiring Meyers from Amazon and hiring another developer from gotomeeTIng.com in Los Angeles can be said to be a significant "coup." On the 22nd floor of the Renaissance Center where General Motors is headquartered, he is demolishing the walls between the small offices to create an open space to make room for the company's newly hired developers. "Many people are very interested in this space because it is brand new." Schwenk said. "It's like a new screen."

In order to find the software developers they want, General Motors and other auto manufacturers will compete with national defense, healthcare and technology companies for talent. Kurt of Ford Motor Company said that this means that young talents must be attracted in both work and life, including allowing them to work remotely and providing flexible working hours. "We recognize that the generation we are hiring may be different from the generation born during the 'baby boom' because they may not be able to adapt to the traditional 'nine to five' work pattern."

In the center of Detroit, this kind of employee recruitment activity for car manufacturers has attracted many developers from both sides of the East and West, including Bill Cam, who has worked in San Francisco for six years in web development. He returned to Michigan in January this year and joined Detroit Labs as his vice president of business development. Camp said that like Google, Detroit Labs allows employees to spend 20% of their time on their own projects, and many innovations come from such projects. "If it wasn't for feeling that Detroit was changing in this way, then I wouldn't have returned." Camp said.

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