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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2017.15.3.77

A Classification of Car-related Mobile Apps: For App Development from a Convergence Perspective  

Zhang, Chao (College of Business Administration, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)
Wan, Lili (College of Business Administration, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)
Min, Daihwan (Department of Digital Management, Korea University Sejong Campus)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.15, no.3, 2017 , pp. 77-86 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study selected car-related mobile apps for app developers suffering from low revenue and classified car apps assisting users in driving or managing a car. A total of 697 car apps were classified into eight categories. Most apps are in four categories: car news & information (28%), locating service (23%), car rental service (15%), safe/efficient driving service (12%). The remaining categories are buying & selling, driver's communication, maintenance management, and expenses monitoring. Many apps are simple and too similar in their main functions. Only a few apps are designed to be more comprehensive and have functions in two or more categories. For the practicality of the categorization scheme, this study checked the inter-rater reliability in two tests and got 0.886 and 0.828. The result from this study suggests functions that are not implemented yet or need to be combined. Future research will focus on identifying promising car apps or designing multi-functional car apps.
Keywords
Mobile Apps; Car Apps; App Classification; Connected Car Services; Smart Cars;
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