Industry alliances pile up around the connected car, as mobile players look to get the biggest brands on-side for their operating systems, connectivity or services. The past few days alone have seen partnerships announced between Huawei and Audi, Ericsson and Volvo, and between Qualcomm and Daimler. But while the IVI (in-vehicle infotainment) and safety services start to evolve towards driverless cars and intelligent trains, all this progress is also threatening new risks to the mobile networks. The rising number of connected cars could have “grave implications”, according to a study by Machina Research, which predicts that some cells could experience a 97% increase in data traffic and signalling over the next decade, especially at busy hours like ‘drive time’. Admittedly…