This has huge implications - imagine every "thing" having a freely-available API. Combine that with predictive analytics and we can come really close to predicting the future.
Most of the businesses that want to do this don't even have the data they need to get started and don't have a clue where to begin. Having an industry standard comms protocol may be just what it needs to really take off. I've been watching the space for a while, looking for an opening that a startup can fit into.
My car already has a light for when the oil needs to be changed. I don't need an oil-changer showing up at my door or the service-station calling me.
We have to fight for every ounce of privacy these days - why should anyone be expected to turn the whole life of their family into, essentially, an EZ-Pass?? No thanks . . .