Suzuki Motor Corporation (Suzuki), Subaru Corporation (Subaru), Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd. (Daihatsu), Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota), and Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) have reached an agreement to jointly develop technical specifications for the communication equipment of next-generation vehicles. At the same time, they decided to share communication systems by using interconnected services to connect cars and society. Their goal is to create new appeal, value and services to be standardized for the timely provision of a safer and more convenient connected service.
The CASE area (connected, autonomous/automated, shared, and electrical) brings fundamental transformations in the automotive industry. The interconnected domain is making rapid progress in communication and data aspects of technology and business, including cloud services, IoT, big data, and AI. Individual car manufacturers develop vehicle communication equipment independently, and even when the same connected services are provided, such as remote control functions, each company uses a different approach when developing and deploying the appropriate resources.
Companies can provide customers with safer and more convenient connected services as soon as possible. It places the development of communication devices, which are the basic functions of a connected car, as a collaboration domain, while it places the location of application and service development as internal domains. As a result, higher efficiency and acceleration of the development of the vehicle's communication devices will be achieved. Through these steps, each company can focus more on developing applications and services on this common infrastructure.
Suzuki, Subaru, Daihatsu, and Mazda integrate their technologies into Toyota's base vehicle communication technologies and together create systems for next-generation interconnected vehicles with common vehicle-to-vehicle connection specifications and vehicle communication centre. As a result, by further stabilizing the quality of communication between vehicles and the vehicle's communication centre, it will be possible to provide customers with more convenient connected services, such as clearer calls between customers and operators and faster connection speeds.
Together, it will be possible to reduce the development burden of each participating company and simplify system operation and version upgrades that include adding new features, thus optimizing resources such as equipment and personnel.
Suzuki, Subaru, Daihatsu, Toyota, and Mazda will openly consider working with other like-minded partners on the joint development they have now agreed on while continuing their efforts to develop services that enrich people's lives and address social issues.