New service makes it easier and more
cost-effective for automakers to collect vehicle data and transfer
it to the cloud in near-real time so customers can build
applications that use analytics and machine learning to improve
vehicle quality, safety, and autonomy
The new service is part of AWS for Automotive,
an initiative that provides automotive customers with purpose-built
tools for connected mobility, autonomous development, digital
customer engagement, product design and engineering, manufacturing,
and supply chain
NXP, WirelessCar, and Otonomo among customers
and partners using AWS IoT FleetWise
Today, at AWS re:Invent, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an
Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced AWS IoT
FleetWise, a new service that makes it easier and more
cost-effective for automakers to collect, transform, and transfer
vehicle data to the cloud in near-real time. With AWS IoT
FleetWise, automakers can easily collect and organize data in any
format present in their vehicles (regardless of make, model, or
options) and standardize the data format for easy data analysis in
the cloud. AWS IoT FleetWise helps automakers efficiently transfer
data to the cloud in near-real time using the service’s intelligent
filtering capabilities that allow developers to reduce network
traffic by selecting the data to transfer and defining rules for
when to transfer it based on parameters like weather conditions,
location, or vehicle type. Once the data is in the cloud,
automakers can use it for applications that remotely diagnose
issues in individual vehicles, analyze vehicle fleet health to help
prevent potential recalls or safety issues, or improve advanced
technologies like autonomous driving and advanced driver assistance
systems with analytics and machine learning. There are no upfront
commitments or fees to use AWS IoT FleetWise, and customers only
pay for the underlying services used. To learn more about AWS IoT
FleetWise, visit aws.amazon.com/iot-fleetwise.
Automakers have been collecting data from standard vehicle
sensors for over a decade to evaluate operational and safety
indicators like engine temperature and vehicle stability. However,
automakers today are building cars with new classes of advanced
sensors like radar and cameras that improve vehicle safety but also
generate exponentially increasing amounts of data. For example,
advanced vehicle sensors can generate up to 2 terabytes of data
hourly per vehicle, making the cost of transferring this type of
data to the cloud prohibitive. Automakers want to collect,
standardize, and transfer this data to the cloud more
cost-effectively, so they can use it to generate insights that help
improve vehicle quality, safety, and autonomy. However, the
ever-increasing variety of vehicle makes, models, and options that
generate data in different proprietary formats creates a complex
array of data across the vehicles on the road. Collecting and
transforming all of this vehicle data so that it can be analyzed in
the cloud requires automakers to build custom data collection
systems that standardize the data across the wide variety of data
formats, which is difficult and time-consuming. Instead, automakers
want to select the data to collect and transfer to the cloud in
near-real time based on their specific use case, but this type of
intelligent data filtering doesn’t exist today. As a result,
automakers are unable to put data to work to help solve common
problems like diagnosing issues with individual vehicle
performance, spotting fleet-wide issues before they become a
growing problem, and using the data to improve vehicle performance
and autonomy.
AWS IoT FleetWise provides automakers a managed service that
makes it easier and more cost-effective to collect and transfer
data from millions of vehicles to the cloud in near-real time. AWS
IoT FleetWise can access the unique data format of a vehicle and
then structure and standardize the data so automakers don’t have to
develop custom data collection systems. Automakers start in the AWS
Management Console by defining and modeling vehicle attributes
(e.g. a two-door coupe) and the sensors associated with the car’s
make, model, and options (e.g. engine temperature, front-impact
warning, parking assist system, etc.) for individual vehicle types
or multiple vehicle types across their entire fleet. After vehicle
modeling, automakers install the AWS IoT FleetWise application on
the vehicle gateway (an in-vehicle communications hub that monitors
and collects data), so it can read, decode, and transmit
information to and from AWS. With AWS IoT FleetWise’s intelligent
filtering controls, automakers can select the exact data they need
for their use cases and help reduce costs by limiting the amount of
data transferred to the cloud by creating conditional rules to
filter the data they want to collect and analyze (e.g. sensor data
from hard-braking events associated with a vehicle make and model).
Once data is transferred to the cloud with AWS IoT FleetWise,
automakers can use AWS’s breadth and depth of services to extract
value from vehicle data. For example, automakers can use
intelligent filtering to collect camera data from vehicles
traveling on newly built highways when an autonomous driving system
identifies text in road signage with less than 90% confidence. When
that data is sent to the cloud, automakers can label the data for
accuracy to improve the machine learning models powering autonomous
driving systems. Or, automakers can use intelligent filtering to
collect data from electric vehicle batteries when the temperature
drops below freezing and then analyze it and run simulations in the
cloud to improve battery performance in cold weather.
“While automakers have collected, stored, and analyzed vehicle
data for years, they are not equipped to manage the explosion of
data generated by advanced vehicle safety and autonomous driving
systems, nor have they had access to the near-real-time data needed
to help proactively address vehicle problems,” said Mike
Tzamaloukas, General Manager of IoT Automotive at AWS. “With AWS
IoT FleetWise, automakers can now efficiently collect this data,
transform it, and gain deep, actionable insights on the condition
and usage of vehicles on the road. Automakers can now use the power
of AWS to help maintain millions of vehicles, increase vehicle
safety, and improve customer service.”
AWS IoT FleetWise is a new service that is part of AWS for
Automotive, a comprehensive offering of AWS services and AWS
Partner Network (APN) solutions used by automotive and mobility
customers globally to help automotive customers digitally transform
their business for connected mobility, digital customer engagement,
product design and engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain.
For more information on AWS for Automotive, visit
aws.com/automotive.
AWS IoT FleetWise with standard vehicle data collection is
available in preview today in US East (N. Virginia) and Europe
(Frankfurt), with availability in additional AWS Regions coming
soon.
NXP Semiconductors is the leader in secure vehicle network
processors, enabling secure connections for a smarter world. “We
are driving automotive industry innovations, including our new S32G
vehicle network processors for service-oriented gateways,” said Ray
Cornyn, Vice President and General Manager of Vehicle Control and
Networking Solutions at NXP. “The collaboration with AWS on AWS IoT
FleetWise is one that will enable smart data collection from every
corner of the vehicle. With AWS IoT FleetWise and NXP’s automotive
gateway solutions, OEMs will be able to leverage deeper vehicle
insights to improve vehicles over time and enable compelling, new
vehicle capabilities and business opportunities.”
WirelessCar has a 20+ year history of developing, delivering,
and operating secure digital solutions and products for connected
cars. “As our automotive services and solutions have continued to
grow and establish us as a leader in the connected vehicle
industry, we continue to enjoy the scale, availability, and
resilience of AWS services as a foundation of our solutions,” said
Jessica Nymark, CTO at WirelessCar. “With the arrival of AWS IoT
FleetWise as an AWS for Automotive service, we look forward to a
further expansion of our portfolio around efficient vehicle data
collection and of our data ecosystem.”
Otonomo is a mobility intelligence platform that fuels a network
of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), fleets, and over 100
service providers, ranging from mobility as a service (MaaS),
electric vehicles (EV), and transportation to insurance. The
platform is powered daily by over 4 billion data points. “At
Otonomo, we’re committed to driving smarter decisions and services
for our customers through the use of connected vehicle data and
mobility intelligence,” said Ben Volkow, CEO at Otonomo. “Today’s
AWS IoT FleetWise announcement helps automakers collect and
transfer data to the cloud more easily and efficiently than ever
before. We’re thrilled to continue to collaborate with AWS and are
excited about the additional capabilities made possible through AWS
IoT FleetWise.”
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