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Daimler Trucks, AT&T and Microsoft Roll Out New Connectivity Solutions

By Ken Briodagh October 05, 2016

According to a recent release, German Trucking OEM Daimler is set to team up with AT&T and Microsoft to get its vehicles connected to the IoT in the manufacturing stage.

Under the agreement, AT&T will provide cellular service to Daimler Trucks while Microsoft establishes a new cloud-based back office environment for Detroit Connect services, the new Detroit Connect Truck Data Center, which will make the new Daimler Freightliner Cascadia the most connected U.S.-Truck ever, the company said.

“With about 400 000 connected vehicles worldwide, Daimler Trucks is by far the industry leader in connectivity,” said Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard, member of the Board of Management, Daimler AG, and former COO of Chrysler. “Our collaboration with technology leaders such as AT&T and Microsoft further enhance our ability to provide connectivity solutions to our customers in North America.”

Daimler Trucks North America will be tapping into the Azure cloud platform for data processing and analytics.

“Daimler Trucks North America is an industry leader in innovative solutions and represents more than 40 percent of the long-haul trucking market in the NAFTA region,” said Martin Daum, President and CEO, Daimler Trucks North America. “The Detroit Connect platform is a prime example of how Internet of Things connectivity can help improve efficiency, safety and performance in connected vehicles. Already today, more than 215 000 of our trucks in North America are online. With our new Cascadia this number will increase dramatically.”

The new Freightliner Cascadia was designed to set new standards in fuel efficiency, safety technologies and connectivity solutions. And the new connectivity platform will be available with start-of-production of the new Freightliner Cascadia in January 2017. Daimler said it will invest around 500 million Euros into connectivity features for its vehicles by 2020. 




Edited by Alicia Young
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