Purposing AAL to an Aging Population: AAW (Walking), AAD (Driving) and the IoV (Internet of Vehicles)

The Internet of Things is construed as a broad interconnectivity of everyday devices and entities, such that their collaborative engagements can create superior externalities. It is distinguished from the "sensorweb" through the capabilities of IoT devices to operate and reason on, and with, inputs from multiple sources. In this work we postulate that vehicles have a previously unexplored role to play in driving widespread acceptance, and adoption, of mobile cloud, IoT and AAL principles, concepts and systems. We argue that, historically, deployment of new, disruptive technological paradigms has been slow and the notion of IoT devices being deeply embedded in our everyday environment, and working and collaborating to enhance and support our daily existences (Ambient Assisted Living), makes "realizing tomorrow's potential difficult. But not impossible" for industry actors. This work re-envisions common approaches to presenting AAL research and focuses on emerging and future enabler technologies and platforms that will provide direct AAL interactions and experiences for end users. The use-case and deployment scenario is that of present day and future vehicular and transportation infrastructure networks, with exemplars in the global societal challenge of healthcare for aging populations.