Microsoft and Toyota are working in the cloud for communicating cars, homes and charging stations

Gadgets and cars Kote on April 7, 2011 | 10: 47 To vote this post connect with Facebook Connect

Microsoft and Toyota have signed a collaboration agreement which will invest $ 12 million, it is going to work on a platform based on the cloud that connects cars, houses, and electric vehicle charging stations.

Toyota Media Services is the Division responsible for carry out the project, and will make use of the service Windows azure from Microsoft, that will allow them to work on mobility communication between the different points described in the preceding paragraph, in addition to improving GPS servicesthe power management and security.

For Microsoft and Toyota this Alliance is a step beyond that the developments that have in operation, such as Ford Sync by Microsoft or toyota Entune, which are more focused from the point of view of the vehicle.

The new platform has to be focused from the cloud, so you can get to the different elements that compose it, and describe us the idea with some examples:

We can connect the air conditioning of the vehicle from home or from your phone móviligualmente can control the air conditioning of House while we are on the cocheel car will be in contact with the charging stations to determine the best time to do so, taking into account the demand at that time with the estaciónel system help the driver to make driving more eficientese works in virtual operators and voice recognition that solve problems the driver in any momentomejoras geolocation and navigation services

The first fruits will come in electric and hybrid cars will be made in the market next year, specifically in the two major countries for Toyota, United States and Japan. The car manufacturer thought that the idea will take about four years to mature and become global.

Microsoft seems the main benefit of the agreement, that in addition to as companion of travel to Toyota, that only in United States has sold more than a million of Prius, is opening the doors to negotiate with other manufacturers, and thus make Windows Azure (currently available in 170 countries) more powerful.

In short, make our car is a new node in the network, a new element connected. In the case of Microsoft, we have no doubt that in addition to Windows Azure want to strain its Bing services in the agreement, but this it will already be checked over time.

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