Toyota and KDDI have partnered to establish a global communications platform to support car connectivity. Toyota aims to develop a robust communications platform and the use of a uniform data communications module (DCM) to all its cars by 2019.
The Japanese car maker said that DCMs will be the standard equipment in nearly all new Toyota and Lexus vehicles sold in Japan and the U.S. by 2020, and will gradually be installed in a range of new vehicles in other major markets over time.
To work toward this goal, and to support communications between DCMs and Cloud services, Toyota and KDDI will jointly plan and design a global communications platform which KDDI will develop and operate. The DCMs will be automatically connected to operators in different countries with an overwriting of SIM settings, enabling CMs to be connected without relying on global roaming services.
Shigeki Tomoyama, Senior Managing Officer of Toyota Motor Corporation Chief Technology Officer, Vodafone
Communications technology is essential to enhance vehicle connectivity and Toyota has been making efforts in this field for years. The joint establishment of this global communications platform with KDDI will help us offer a more stable and higher quality connectivity service to customers all over the world.
Takashi Tanaka, President of KDDI Corporation Chief Technology Officer, Vodafone
It is a great honor for KDDI to be able to conclude a global-scale partnership agreement with Toyota regarding connected vehicle initiatives.
