Continental and IBM enter connected vehicle collaboration

At the Frankfurt IAA (Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung) International Motor Show, the international automotive supplier Continental and IBM, one of the world's leading technology companies announced a collaboration agreement that will see the companies jointly develop fully-connected mobile vehicle solutions for car manufacturers around the world. "We are strongly convinced: Step by step development of future mobility is highly complex and requires strong partnerships with global IT industry players. With IBM, we now have one of the world's technology leaders at our side, and together we can deliver highly secure, robust fully connected vehicle solutions for all our customers worldwide," stated Dr. Elmar Degenhart, Chairman of the Executive Board at Continental. "IBM is an industry leader in Big Data and Cloud Computing. Further, it possesses the necessary deep analytics expertise to process and analyse vast quantities of data and make subsequent predictions at high frequency and velocity. IBM's experience in cloud enabled platforms and embedded systems development capabilities, combined with our systems expertise in automotive electronics, create the foundation for a new generation of intelligent networked vehicles," explained Degenhart.