Isuzu Motors Limited and Fujitsu Limited have signed a partnership agreement to strengthen the development of competitive software-defined vehicles (commercial SDVs) that take into account the characteristics of commercial mobility, with the aim of resolving issues in the logistics industry, such as improving logistics efficiency and achieving carbon neutrality. Utilizing each company’s strengths in commercial vehicles and digital know-how and assets, the two companies will work on issues such as the ideal development system in the age of software updates, training of software human resources, and improving development efficiency and strengthening of development infrastructure.
Isuzu and Fujitsu, together with Transtron Co., Ltd. a joint venture between the two companies, began operating “GATEX,” an information platform that provides advanced operation management and operational support services, in October 2022. Based on GATEX, Isuzu has provided various services such as advanced genuine maintenance “PREISM” and commercial vehicle telematics “MIMAMORI” as Isuzu’s unique solutions for approximately 570,000 commercial vehicles.
In the future, the realization of commercial SDVs will enable more advanced data utilization, which is expected to improve transport efficiency, streamline operations by visualizing logistics, and reduce CO2 emissions by optimizing the energy management of BEVs (battery electric vehicles) and FCVs (fuel cell vehicles). In the future, this partnership will also deepen GATEX as a data utilization platform for commercial SDVs, and promote the resolution of social issues in the logistics industry through the development and provision of new solutions.
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The Isuzu Group has announced that it will invest a total of 1 trillion yen in innovation by May 2023, and this partnership marks the beginning of building the foundation for the development and expansion of technologies and services such as next-generation SDVs, autonomous driving, and connected vehicles.
Based on its social-issue-driven business model, “Fujitsu Uvance,” Fujitsu plans through this partnership to accelerate and evolve the development of in-vehicle software using the Fujitsu Software Defined Vehicle, making progress toward improving logistics efficiency and reducing the environmental impact.
By beginning full-scale consideration of all possibilities for commercial SDVs, Isuzu and Fujitsu aim to help resolve social issues surrounding the logistics industry and quickly build a foundation for innovation.
SOURCE: PRTimes
