LAS VEGAS, Jan. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Honda announced
today that it will conduct the first proof-of-concept demonstration
of in-vehicle payments with infrastructure parking and fueling
partners at 2017 CES in Las Vegas
as part of its ongoing partnership with Visa Inc. The
demonstrations will be done with fuel pumps from Gilbarco
Veeder-Root and smart parking meters from IPS Group, Inc.
Show attendees can experience the demonstrations at the Honda
booth (LVCC, North Hall – 7312) during CES, January 5-8, 2017.
Developed by the Honda Developer Studio, the fuel and parking
proof-of-concepts offer a quick and seamless in-vehicle payment
solution, delivered through smartphone integrations. Honda and Visa
first joined forces last year and they are now joined by Gilbarco
Veeder-Root and IPS Group, Inc. in collaborating in the effort to
transform the way consumers make in-vehicle payments for every day
services such as gasoline and public parking.
"Payments have evolved from physical plastic cards to a digital,
mobile wallet and Honda sees this as an opportunity to bring this
technology into the car to pay for services from the comfort of
one's own car," said John Moon,
Developer Relations Lead at Honda Developer Studio. "Together with
Visa's payment technology expertise and new partners like Gilbarco
Veeder-Root and IPS Group, Inc. who are experts in their fields we
can create a whole new in-vehicle experience for our customers
focused on simplicity and convenience."
Drivers are notified that they can pay for fuel or parking when
they are near a smart parking meter or fuel pump. Depending on the
services, the purchase amount is displayed in the dashboard and
drivers confirm payment with the touch of a button. Honda is
currently in discussion with a number of other companies that will
continue to help ease the various innovative payment processes of
other car-based transactions.
"Turning the car into a platform for payments offers a nearly
endless array of ways for automakers, drivers, merchants and other
infrastructure companies to completely transform tasks that are
tied to cars in some shape or form," said Avin Arumugam, senior vice president, Internet
of things (IoT), Visa Inc. "Working with Honda, we both see
the huge opportunity this presents for our respective industries,
and how we can collectively simplify many daily tasks from the
car."
IPS Group, Inc. Parking Meter Demo
IPS Group, Inc.
(ipsgroup.com) is an innovative Smart Parking leader best
known as the developer of the patented IPS credit card-enabled,
solar-powered smart parking meters seen on public streets in
hundreds of cities throughout North
America and Europe. Honda,
Visa and IPS Group, Inc. have partnered to make locating and paying
for parking fast and easy, so that drivers will never have to
scramble for change or even exit the vehicle to pay for parking at
a meter.
The process begins when the driver is notified of available
smart parking. The driver then simply selects the time increment
needed and pays for parking, and the meter displays the time
purchased. Drivers will also be able to add additional time to the
meter from the convenience of their mobile phone.
"We are excited to partner with prominent innovative technology
leaders like Honda and Visa in order to pave the way for a Smart
Cities solutions," said Dave King,
President and CEO of IPS Group, Inc.
Gilbarco Veeder-Root Demo
Gilbarco-Veeder-Root has
also joined the partnership to enable drivers to pay for fuel from
their vehicle, making the experience more secure and convenient
while also creating opportunities for retailers to reach consumers
in new ways to drive enhanced consumer loyalty and sales.
Once the car is parked next to a pump, drivers are notified that
they can pay from their car. The driver selects the amount of
gas they would like to fill up and the cost to fill it up is
automatically calculated by the app. Focusing on security and
convenience, this refueling concept is easy-to-use.
The goal of Honda's partnership with the Visa, Gilbarco
Veeder-Root and IPS Group, Inc. is to create an innovative
in-vehicle experience focusing on making daily life more efficient
and comfortable for customers. CES attendees are invited to
experience the Honda and Visa demonstration during the show,
January 5-8, 2017, at the Honda booth
#7312.
For videos and photos featuring the In-vehicle demos please
visit www.hondanews.com.
About Visa Inc.
Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) is a global
payments technology company that connects consumers, businesses,
financial institutions, and governments in more than 200 countries
and territories to fast, secure and reliable electronic payments.
We operate one of the world's most advanced processing networks —
VisaNet — that is capable of handling more than 65,000 transaction
messages a second, with fraud protection for consumers and assured
payment for merchants. Visa is not a bank and does not issue cards,
extend credit or set rates and fees for consumers. Visa's
innovations, however, enable its financial institution customers to
offer consumers more choices: pay now with debit, ahead of time
with prepaid or later with credit products. For more information,
visitusa.visa.com/about-visa, visacorporate.tumblr.com and
@VisaNews.
About Honda Developer Studio
Honda Developer Studio
(HDS) is an open innovation initiative that enables developers to
work directly with Honda engineers to create apps that are
road-ready more quickly. For more information, visit
https://developer.hondasvl.com/ and follow along on Twitter at
@HondaDeveloper.
About Honda Technology
Honda is creating technologies and products that advance the
company's clean, safe, fun and connected brand values. These
efforts include advancements in automated vehicles, connectivity
and ultra-low carbon mobility. In North America, the company
has more than 300,000 vehicles on the road equipped with the Honda
Sensing or AcuraWatch safety and driver-assistive technologies and
nearly 400,000 vehicles featuring Apple CarPlay® and
Android Auto™compatibility. Honda also is
testing advanced automated vehicle technologies in Japan and North
America and is targeting 2020 for the deployment of highly
automated vehicles on U.S. highways. Honda also is working to
fulfill its environmental and safety vision: "to realize the joy
and freedom of mobility and a sustainable society where people can
enjoy life." Toward this target, Honda is striving to make
two-thirds of its global automobile sales from hybrid, plug-in
hybrid and electrified vehicles including fuel cell and battery
electric vehicles by around 2030.
About Gilbarco Veeder-Root
Gilbarco Veeder-Root is the worldwide technology leader for retail
and commercial fueling operations. They offer the broadest range of
integrated solutions from the forecourt to the convenience store
and head office. For almost 150 years, Gilbarco has earned the
trust of its customers by providing long-term partnership,
uncompromising support and proven reliability. Major product lines
include: fuel dispensers, pump media, point of sale systems,
payment systems, tank gauges, software development and integration,
fleet management systems and nozzles.
About IPS Group, Inc.
IPS Group Inc.,
(www.ipsgroup.com) is headquartered in San Diego, Calif. (USA), with offices in
Canada and Europe. IPS is a design, engineering and
manufacturing company focused on low power wireless
telecommunications, payment processing systems and parking
technologies and has been delivering world-class solutions to the
telecommunications and parking industries for over 20 years. The
company offers a fully integrated smart product suite comprised of
single-space meters, multi-space pay stations, pay station upgrade
kits, vehicle detection sensors, smart cash collection systems, and
SaaS management software with advanced data analytics. IPS converts
the concepts of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Smart Cities into
reality for transportation and parking operations all over the
world.
To view the original version on PR Newswire,
visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/honda-and-visa-demonstrate-in-vehicle-payments-with-gilbarco-and-ips-group-at-2017-ces-300386576.html
SOURCE American Honda Motor Co., Inc.