Intending to allow drivers, passengers and cars to connect to services available in the cloud, Volvo Car Group (VCG) has announced that it will use Ericsson's Connected Vehicle Cloud. Now, drivers and passengers would be able to access applications for information, navigation and entertainment from a screen in the car. At the same time, Volvo Cars will be able to open parts of the platform to other players in the ecosystem of the automotive industry.
Content providers will have agreements with Volvo and the other members of the ecosystem, like Internet radio providers, road authorities, cities' governments, toll-road operators and others.
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Lex Kerssemakers, Senior Vice-President – Product Strategy and Vehicle Line Management, Volvo Cars, said, "We clearly see that cars in the near future will integrate the same level of digital services that consumers today are used to have in their homes or at work. This is a strategically important part of Volvo's investments for the future where we intend to take a leading position."
The partnership calls for Ericsson to perform systems integration of the solution with Volvo Car Group IS/IT environments and in-vehicle systems. Ericsson will also provide managed services for a global cloud solution with a secure connection between the vehicle and all players in the value chain in the ecosystem.
Volvo's driver behaviour and traffic safety measurements, along with Ericsson's consulting, system integration and managed services expertise from mobile communication solutions, will be used to define and select future services to be supported by the platform, keeping in mind the driver's priority on the traffic situation.
