The Avis Budget Group has said it had crossed the major milestone of 100,000 connected car threshold globally.
A report said the growing presence of connected cars across the Avis Budget Group fleet, combined with the Avis mobile app, meant more travelers can change or upgrade their vehicle in real-time right from the lot, locate their vehicle and, in the future, personalize geolocation-based travel and tourism push notifications sent to customers.
According to Arthur Orduña, Chief Innovation Officer of Avis Budget Group, such connected cars allowed Avis customers to manage their entire rental through the app, including locking and unlocking car doors via smartphone. He said Avis saw a future in which connected cars will know preferred seat positon, car temperature, radio presets and more.