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Gartner analyst Thilo Koslowski says, "What we will be seeing [over the next 10 to 20 years] is the second coming of the automobile," according to his interview with ZDNet.

Modern mobile technology and the car were made for each other. When you look at it, the attraction of the car had dimmed because of recessions and cuts but now, thanks to this marriage of mobility and automotive technology, it has got a new lease of life."

Mobile automotive technology will be ruled by three dominant players, said Koslowski. Will they be three car companies? "Not necessarily. Google or another technology company may well be major players in this space," he said.

There will be a number of stages in the marriage of vehicles and technology. Self-driving vehicles, he said, will evolve in three stages: from automated, to autonomous, to driver-less vehicles. Autonomous and driver-less cars will lead to what he calls "significant societal and business disruptions."

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