Announced details
Connected cars, mobility services, autonomous driving, remote vehicle operation
Switch to another connection and maintain the communications connection required for remote operation even if 1 connection is disconnected
SORACOM joined the AECC in May 2024. It collaborates with MNOs, automakers, telecommunications and cloud service providers, and provides the mobile core technology developed through SORACOM for IRIGATE.
Headquartered in Wakefield, Massachusetts, the AECC is an industry-wide nonprofit consortium that aims to leverage big data from all connected-car services and improve intelligent driving, safety, efficiency and reliability.
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | IRIGATE, SORACOM |
| Counterparty | Automotive Edge Computing Consortium（AECC） |
| Counterparty overview | Headquartered in Wakefield, Massachusetts, the AECC is an industry-wide nonprofit consortium that aims to leverage big data from all connected-car services and improve intelligent driving, safety, efficiency and reliability. |
| Relationship with the Company | SORACOM joined the AECC in May 2024. It collaborates with MNOs, automakers, telecommunications and cloud service providers, and provides the mobile core technology developed through SORACOM for IRIGATE. |
| Launch date | 10 November 2026 (scheduled; demonstration at the AECC international conference) |
| Applicable area | Connected cars, mobility services, autonomous driving, remote vehicle operation |
| Quantitative Effects | Switch to another connection and maintain the communications connection required for remote operation even if 1 connection is disconnected |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Because technology is needed that can flexibly accommodate technological innovation, services and applications, and changes in usage areas and owners throughout the connected-car lifecycle, while providing stable communications over the long term.