Classification & Data Collection

FEV North America has integrated Eclypses’ MicroToken Exchange (MTE) technology into its Cyber Security Gateway in a partnership that aims to lock out cyber threats to smart vehicles and help accelerate deployment. MTE replaces a command with a MicroToken just before transmission and is said to be compatible with any communication protocol. Once the transmission packet has reached the receiver, it is then translated back into the original command by referencing a paired library. The technology will also

Indra has created a new traffic control centre in Kuwait equipped with its smart traffic and tunnel management platform, Horus, to present a graphic format of collected traffic data to operators and citizens. Analysis of the data is designed with the intention ascertaining commuter patterns or traffic growth, plan traffic infrastructures and develop new mobility laws and legislation. The platform combines and integrates real-time information from over 200 permanent traffic sensors deployed and 3,000

DRVR has chosen Tata Communications (Tata) as its IoT connectivity partner in a deal that aims to convert information from vehicles into actionable insights to help drive efficiencies and save costs through smarter fleet management, in Asia. Through leveraging Tata’s mobility solution – Move, the project will operate across Thailand, Myanmar, Philippines and Indonesia.

Avis Budget Group (ABG) has launched a Mobility Lab to test a fleet of 5,000 connected vehicles across 20 car rental locations which include Kansas City International Airport, Nebraska’s Eppley Airfield and Lincoln Airport. The test aims to provide a seamless connection between Avis’ fleet management platform and its mobile app while creating opportunities to collaborate with municipalities on Smart City initiatives around the world. Passengers renting from airport and off-airport locations can make change

South Korean AI-based solutions provider BlueSignal (BS) has entered into a partnership to achieve a higher accuracy rate for its predictions of future traffic conditions based on real-time car data provided by US-based CarForce (CF). The Memorandum of Understanding was signed on the 15 November at K Global, in Silicon Valley. The agreement will also allow CF to add BS’ data on diverse future traffic conditions to its car data. Jason Baik, BlueSignal, chief executive officer, said, "BlueSignal's

Vodafone has joined forces with UK-based car insurance provider Admiral Insurance (Admiral) to become its first digital telematics partner. It will provide underlying telematics for the Admiral LittleBox offer which delivers driving data to Admiral that can be shared with drivers through an online dashboard. It will display driver scores as well as updates and rewards. Admiral will also be provided with detailed information on crash situations to help digitise the overall claims process. It is designed

Over 40% of both 1,000 US and UK adult consumers who took part in a new study feel that the government should apply stricter data security regulations for connected cars (CCs), according to Thales’ E-Security IoT Survey. A combined 60% of both respondents believe that CCs pose security concerns with integrity and malfunctions at the top of the list of apprehensions when asked to identify internet-connected devices which they felt were most vulnerable to hacking.

Groupe PSA has entered a global partnership with Huawei Technologies to collaborate on its Connected Vehicle Modular Platform (CVMP) to provide mobility services to customers.