Automotive Electronics Market
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BMW Research - BMW Research (BMW Technik und Forschung GmbH) designs and develops innovative infotainment- and telematic-systems in various automotive projects, such as 3GT, Ertico GST or stadtinfoköln. To meet the challenges of a vehicle infotainment system, which connects the vehicle to the outside world, an open and modular platform is necessary that is based on a standardized software architecture. BMW Research uses ProSyst's OSGi-certified service delivery platform, mBedded Server, as an enabling technology for the development and the deployment of applications to the vehicle infotainment platform and other devices to allow seamless information exchange.
Bombardier - Bombardier Transportation utilizes ProSyst Software's OSGi-based product mBedded Server as well as the JVM J9 from IBM OTI for its Remote Diagnosis System (RDS), a wireless, remote data transmission system that improves and extends the maintenance, administration and fleet management functionality for rail vehicles. Thanks to RDS, railway companies can carry out remote monitoring and diagnosis of their trains and access important data to improve the operation of their vehicles and fleet. One of the first applications of RDS is the 24 electric locomotives ALP 46, that will be delivered to the American New Jersey Transit.
Ertico GST - The EC-supported GST project is focused on creating a Global System for Telematics (GST) enabling on-line safety services. Organized into seven subprojects and seven test sites, the GST consortium is developing an open and standardized framework architecture for end-to-end telematics. GST is offering a reference implementation using an OSGi Service Platform as the execution environment.
The GST Application Runtime Environment specifies a set of services and functions allowing a Client System to: administer and monitor the status of the Client System; capture vehicle data such as vehicle speed and geographical location; communicate with a remote Service and a GST Control Centre built upon the GST mobile communication protocol; display information for the end-user based on the HMI Prototyping suite.
Groeneveld IT B.V. - (www.groeneveld-groep.com) Groeneveld IT B.V. introduced its TopIQ® in-cab computer for innovative fleet management to the market. TopIQ offers the most widely required operational functions such as driver and charter registration, vehicle and shipment tracking & tracing, and the transmission of fleet orders. TopIQ has been designed for remote software upgrades and remote monitoring, which is enabled by ProSyst's OSGi-based software solutions (www.prosyst.com). The software of vehicles can now be remotely updated at any time. Information relevant to the driver, the vehicle and its load can easily be exchanged and dynamically updated while error notifications are immediately sent to the respective technical headquarter. The TopIQ terminal includes ProSyst's OSGi-based software mBedded Server and mPower Remote Manager which enable remote control, diagnostics, maintenance, updates and the seamless delivery of services.
mm-lab - www.mmlab.de - mm-lab emerged from Alcatel in 2005. mm-lab offers end-to-end telematics solutions including the mm-lab On Board Unit (OBU) as the essential communication device and the mm-lab Central Server that meets the requirements to manage, configure and control the OBU as well as the applications running on it. mm-lab runs ProSyst OSGi mBedded Server on the OBU and ProSyst mPower Remote Manager on the Central Server.
Siemens VDO Automotive - (www.siemensvdo.com) The RIO (RIO Implements OSGi) framework is part of the foundation layer of a complete platform called TLA (Top Level Architecture). The TLA platform has been designed and is being developed by Siemens VDO IIS to meet the requirements of major players in the automotive industry and to satisfy these emerging trends in in-car infotainment systems. The TLA platform is based on a central computer and networked devices, which specifies physical and logical connectivity structure, software structure and a customization philosophy. RIO is OSGi Service Platform Release 3 compatible.
Volvo Technology (VTEC) - Volvo Technology is an innovation company within the Volvo Group that develops new technology, new product and business concepts for "hard" as well as "soft" products within the transport and vehicle industry. Volvo Technology is using Knopflerfish Pro, Makewave's OSGi Service Platform, in several telematics projects. E.g. the EU funded 3GT (Third Generation Telematics), GST (Global System for Telematics) and CVIS (Cooperative Vehicle Infrastructure Systems) projects.
Wind River - (www.windriver.com) Wind River embedded proven, ready-to-use middleware based on OSGi technology into its automotive-tuned PLATFORM CI, which facilitates the creation of service gateway architectures. This platform for on-board computers provides OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers with the benefits of more flexibility and a shorter time-to-market. The customized OSGi middleware enables them to fully concentrate on value-added applications and services for greater product differentiation. The innovative platform incorporates the leading real-time operating system (RTOS) VxWorks, plus support and drivers for many hardware platforms and peripheral technologies. This includes support for CAN, MOST and Bluetooth as well as multimedia libraries, development tools and the Personal Java runtime environment JWorks. The broad portfolio of available products ensures a smooth design-in phase and a robust and stable environment for embedded applications, which play an important role in the upcoming generation of telematics systems.