Companies sign global, multiyear contract to work on
next-generation connected car technologies and driving
experiences
PARIS and REDMOND, WA, Sept. 26,
2016 /CNW/ - The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Microsoft
Corp. have signed a global, multiyear agreement to partner on
next-generation technologies to advance connected driving
experiences worldwide.
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The companies will work together to develop next-generation
connected services for cars powered by Microsoft Azure, one of the
company's intelligent cloud offerings. These new services will
improve customer experience via advanced navigation, predictive
maintenance and vehicle centric services, remote monitoring of car
features, external mobile experiences and over-the-air updates.
"A car is becoming increasingly connected, intelligent and
personal," said Ogi Redzic,
Renault-Nissan Alliance senior vice-president, Connected Vehicles
and Mobility Services. "Partnering with Microsoft allows us to
accelerate the development of the associated key technologies
needed to enable scenarios our customers want and build all-new
ones they haven't even imagined. We aim to become the provider of
connected mobility for everyone with one single global
platform."
The Renault-Nissan Alliance is pioneering autonomous driving and
connectivity features on mainstream, mass-market vehicles at
affordable prices. The Alliance aims to develop connectivity
technologies and features to support the launch of more than 10
vehicles with autonomous driving technology by 2020 with services
to maximize better use of newly found in-car free time.
Renault-Nissan will continuously develop and launch new
connected services and applications that make it easier for people
to stay connected to work, entertainment and social networks, and
offer vehicle centric services that will simplify and enhance
engagement with the car through usage-based information, remote
access, remote diagnostics and preventive maintenance
Microsoft Azure provides a proven, secure global cloud platform
with unlimited scale that allows Renault-Nissan to deliver services
worldwide to its broad customer base.
Renault-Nissan selected Azure in part because of its
enterprise-grade security and Microsoft's rigorous commitment to
compliance. In addition, Azure supports multiple operating systems,
programming languages and tools, providing flexibility and choice
to build a common platform for Renault-Nissan to deploy services to
both Alliance brands.
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SOURCE Renault-Nissan Alliance