Two leading suppliers team up to provide automotive OEM platform and
optimized telematics unit for the insurance market.
REGGIO EMILIA, Italy and ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France, May 5 /CNW/ - Meta
System Spa and Wavecom today announced that they are collaborating to develop
two joint automotive telematics solutions. The companies are both leading
suppliers to the automotive market: Meta System, a MetaSystem Group company
specializes in research, development and production of electronics applied to
advanced safety systems for motor vehicle market, while Wavecom dominates the
market for wireless communication solutions for the automotive industry.
The first joint solution is an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)
platform for automotive telematics, with particular focus on the following
functionalities: eCall (emergency call), stolen vehicle tracking, remote
diagnostics and fleet management. A variant of the platform will integrate
HSDPA/HSUPA technologies with the Wavecom Q26 Extreme product. The platform
will permit high-speed connectivity and targets high-end telematics systems.
Both variants are expected to launch in the third quarter of 2010.
In parallel, Meta System and Wavecom are jointly developing an optimized
telematics on-board unit for the insurance market (Pay-Per-Use,
Pay-As-You-Drive, Ecodriving, e-call and RoadCharging). The same unit can be
used for tracking services or emergency calls. Customers will benefit from a
considerable reduction in terms of size and weight with improved performance,
easier, faster assembly, and the increased reliability afforded by the
embedded SIM solution. The unit is expected to be on the market by the second
half of 2009.
These two new projects come alongside an already existing collaboration
between Meta System and Wavecom. Meta System is currently producing an
on-board unit for the insurance market using the Wavecom Wireless
Microprocessor(R), an industrial microprocessor with wireless modem
functionality. The unit helps insurance companies reduce their repair and
replacement costs. It provides undisputable accident data, which in turn
reduces insurance fraud. It also enables the tracking of stolen vehicles,
thereby improving the recovery rate.
Marco Achilli, Head of Marketing & Sales of Meta System Spa Automotive
Division, says: "We are extremely pleased to have teamed up with the leading
supplier of wireless technology to the automotive market. Wavecom has well
established relationships with the majority of the European car makers and a
very strong position as a Tier 2 supplier worldwide, with an innovative
technology roadmap that will help us to remain at the forefront of the
evolution of automotive telematics.
