Uconnect™LIVE provides streaming music services, live news feeds, social
media updates, emission reduction guidance, live navigation and a range
of performance-related services
BARCELONA -- (Business Wire)
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is helping Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) in EMEA
(Europe, Middle East and Africa) to provide the latest range of in-car,
Internet-based services. Starting with the new Fiat 500X, the
Uconnect™LIVE services, co-developed by Accenture, include a range of
connected, Internet-based services that have been designed to help
drivers remain focused on the road.
FCA’s on-board infotainment system offers the latest in music and news
services, social network interactions, the ability to monitor driving
style to help reduce CO2 emissions, as well as access a range of
diagnostic services.
Selected
by FCA in EMEA to co-develop the technology and mobile platform
needed to deliver the next generation of Uconnect™LIVE services across
Europe, Accenture will showcase the new FIAT 500X with Uconnect™LIVE
features onboard at Mobile World Congress. The capabilities on show will
include infotainment services, live navigation, and convenience apps
such as car diagnostics.
Accenture supported FCA in EMEA to design, build and run the technology
services, both on-board vehicles and for the back-end, as well as the
integration with content providers and on-board integration. Accenture
helped FCA in EMEA with the design of the multi-channel user experience,
enabling a seamless approach across mobile device and website, as well
as helping to enable the presentation of easy-to-understand car
diagnostics from outside the vehicle.
“FCA and Accenture have collaborated on the design of Uconnect™LIVE in
EMEA to help drivers put their phones away and focus on driving the
connected car,”said Luca Mentuccia, senior managing director, Accenture
Automotive. “We co- developed the on-board applications and back-end
systems necessary to create FCA’s connected vehicles and provide the
integration with content providers.”
The new Uconnect™ Live services will be available this year in a number
of European countries. Accenture will be showcasing a FIAT 500X with
Uconnect™ LIVE features at Mobile World Congress, in Hall 1, Stand 1E40.
For media wishing to view a demonstration, please contact Joanna Vos, joanna.r.vos@accenture.com
or text +447500 835588.
About Accenture
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and
outsourcing company, with more than 305,000 people serving clients in
more than 120 countries. Combining unparalleled experience,
comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions,
and extensive research on the world’s most successful companies,
Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance
businesses and governments. The company generated net revenues of
US$30.0 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2014. Its home page
is www.accenture.com.
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Source: Accenture
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