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... consumers in ten years' time - in 2025 - when buying a car: Every respondent (100 percent) believes that internet access will become more important as a purchase criterion. 96 percent say that in future, consumers will pay more attention to whether the user interface in the cockpit is compatible with common smartphone operating systems. 93 percent think that a networked entertainment system will become a more important purchase criterion. Driving assistance systems such as parking assistance, environmental features, new services (e.g. for traffic information based on car-to-car communication) and alternative drive systems to the combustion engine will also become more important.