Renault-Nissan and Microsoft have become partners in connectivity – Turbo

it Was signed by the Renault-Nissan Alliance and the Microsoft a cooperation agreement in the long-term which aims to offer an experience of connection to the car even more enriching and deliver the next generation services connectivity. Through Microsoft Azure, the Cloud, it will be possible to equip the cars of new capabilities, such as remote monitoring, providing updates, wireless, or rely on navigation more advanced. This new collaboration integrates the target set by Renault-Nissan to be a pioneer in the marketing of vehicles with systems of automatic pilot, with 10 cars cjegarem to the market by 2020 with these technologies that allow one to conduct fully automated.

Associated with the autonomous driving is also the implementation of an experience of connectivity more enriching, since one of the great advantages pointed to the autonomous driving is the existence of new possibilities of occupation of time during the travel. For such are provided for the launch of new services and applications that make it easier to link to their work and offer in the fields of entertainment and social networking. Will also be offered centralized services in the vehicle for a greater connection to the car, using the information obtained from the own vehicle, such as access to diagnostic and remote of the car. It is especially in these areas outlined above that becomes even more important the connection to Microsoft Azure, guaranteed to be a secure platform connection to the Cloud and which is available in any place of the planet.

The Renault-Nissan Alliance states that there are seven areas of primary focus in this partnership with the giant cybernetic, which are described below: personalization and customization of the settings that can be transferred between vehicles; upgrades without physical intervention, by wireless; the greater productivity of time spent in cars, enhancing the connection to the outdoors; use of data as the scheduled arrival time for sharing with friends or customers and also make payments without getting out of the car, such as in parks; monitoring the distance of the vehicle using the smartphone or PC; the protection afforded by the geo-location in case of theft, with the technology of "geo-fencing"; and further improve the onboard experience with obtaining on the part of the two brands of information to offer personalized services and improve their quality of production.

Nuno Fatela