Ericsson Empowers the Future of Transport with Connected Vehicle Marketplace

Ericsson Empowers the Future of Transport with Connected Vehicle Marketplace
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Ericsson has launched Connected Vehicle Marketplace, a white-label solution to reduce the complexities of building digital service ecosystems for connected vehicles. Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), partners and motorists will now be able to drive the development of innovation and connectivity in the automotive industry.

Introducing Scania One, Scania becomes the first customer to use the new solution. Scania One is an open customer platform that gives fleet owners, drivers and fleet owners' customers, access to services that will help increase efficiency and productivity, while contributing to a reduced carbon footprint.

Building on the success of the Ericsson Connected Vehicle Cloud, the Connected Vehicle Marketplace is a controlled and secure environment for OEMs to put new digital services into the hands of their drivers. The solution is the first of its kind and will enable OEMs to fully control the inclusion of third-party digital services seamlessly and efficiently, all integrated into one digital marketplace.

Börje Ekholm, President and CEO of Ericsson, announced the new Connected Vehicle Marketplace at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. "Empowering innovation is crucial for Ericsson, and is an essential part of the successful future for not only the automotive industry, but also a whole host of others. We are committed to enabling the right mix of connectivity, security and ideas across all industries, and today's launch of Connected Vehicle Marketplace for the automotive industry is just one example of this," said Eckholm.

The number of connected vehicles is growing rapidly, both for commercial vehicles and passenger cars. Scania has announced that there are now 250,000 connected vehicles, which amounts to more than two-thirds of all vehicles it has sold the past five years. Moreover, Strategy Analytics predicts 382 million connected vehicles by 2025.