Connected Vehicles

Leading car manufacturers and Communications Service Providers (CSPs), Volvo, Audi, Toyota, TIM, and Telstra, describe the importance of connectivity in cars and the ecosystem required to support connected vehicles. For Volvo, connectivity was once just a feature but is now a core part of their entire car offering. According to TIM, in the year 2025, there will be an estimated 100 million connected cars. The challenge for connected cars is receiving and sending large amounts of data to and from the cloud, according to Toyota. Audi expects 5G to make software over the air downloads more reliable for the increasing number of vehicles. Telstra considers that once all cars can communicate with each other, with the surrounding infrastructure and with pedestrians, the possibilities are unlimited.

As a technology partner in automotive, Ericsson provides a connected vehicle platform with solutions to support the growing connected car ecosystem and infrastructure, as well as the development towards 5G.
 

Vehicles – connected by Ericsson

Our car isn’t just a car. Not anymore. It’s our smartphone and sound system. It’s our map, traffic report, weathervane and childcare assistant. It’s the key to a more connected, more productive and more sustainable lifestyle. As the leaders in connectivity Ericsson is enabling innovation in vehicle services by decoupling software from hardware, and moving complexity to the cloud. With our specialized platforms we’re simplifying the management of connected vehicle systems and increasing the flexibility of new service roll-out. And thanks to our global knowledge, we’re facilitating smooth subscription services, switching seamlessly across borders and networks. Vehicles, connected by Ericsson. It’s vehicle connectivity. Made easy.

Transforming transportation

Cities are growing, millions of vehicles are connecting, data volumes are exploding. The age of automated transport is here. Is your network smart enough? Fast enough? Flexible enough? Ericsson presents its Connected Traffic Tower concept which integrates fleet management and network technology around network slicing, 5G and edge computing. It enables fleet orchestration of connected automated fleets with high connectivity needs.