Pioneer To Supply OEM Equipment for Car Telematics Service in China

Chinese ISP Baidu certified Pioneer China as the first contract developer and manufacturer of on-board equipment supporting the Baidu CarLife telematics service in China, Pioneer said in a Tuesday announcement. Pioneer will start shipping the “on-board equipment” needed for the service to car manufacturers in China in November, the company said. “Today in China, with the rapid spread of smartphones, it is possible to establish a constant connection to the Internet, and a boost in the telematics service in the car to connect to the network is expected,” it said. “Our on-board equipment to start shipping this autumn is able to provide an easy-to-use, high quality service” for Baidu CarLife, using “the hardware technology and know-how of Pioneer’s Car OEM business,” Pioneer said. “Pioneer will investigate further cooperation with Baidu in a variety of sectors, including the connected vehicles and automated driving society of the future to combine the hardware technology of Pioneer and the abundant content and applications of Baidu.”