TOKYO, JAPAN, December 5, 2002 --- Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., and NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that they have jointly established the Business Telematics Working Committee, a cross-industry group that will develop business models incorporating mobile multimedia systems and telematics services mainly targeting the car leasing companies. The two companies will jointly manage the committee, which will begin its work in January 2003.
Since the joint announcement on February 19, 2002, Nissan and DoCoMo have been studying opportunities to develop telematics systems services that would combine on-board devices with third-generation
or conventional Personal Digital Cellular (PDC) mobile communications technologies for vehicle-based information services.
The main task of the committee is to decide what kinds of information would be most suitable and how they should be transmitted. In January 2003, the committee will begin devising transmission tests, and it expects to propose specific telematics services around April. Commercial services are planned to be introduced sometime later in 2003 or within 2004 at the latest.
Under the envisaged system, leased cars would be equipped with a mobile communications device to transmit information between the cars and service providers via Nissan's "CARWINGS" Center server. The system would network the vehicles with not only car leasing companies but also insurance, maintenance, security and other related companies as well as content providers and more.
Possible business models include the provision of driver/passenger information such as navigation, traffic, weather and restaurants/hotels, as well as business-related information such as vehicle performance conditions and maintenance data. Some of these information services are already available with Nissan's "CARWINGS" mobile communications service and would be adapted for the auto leasing industry.
The working committee will comprise companies from the car leasing, insurance, maintenance, components and other automobile-related industries. Specific members will include service providers such as SOHGO SECURITY SERVICES CO., LTD., TSUBASA SYSTEM CO., LTD., Nihon Unisys, Ltd. and car leasing companies such as NTT AUTO LEASING CO., LTD., Sumisho Auto Leasing Corporation, SMBC AUTO LEASING COMPANY LIMITED and NISSAN FINANCIAL SERVICES CO., LTD.
The administrative office of the committee will be located within and managed by NTT DoCoMo.
About Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Founded in 1933, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. has become one of the world's best-known brands in the automotive industry. Employing 125,000 people worldwide, the company and associated brands design, produce and sell over 2.5 million passenger cars and commercial vehicles in more than 190 countries.
About NTT DoCoMo
NTT DoCoMo is the world's leading mobile communications company with more than 44 million customers. The company provides a wide variety of leading-edge mobile multimedia services. These include
, the world's most popular mobile internet service, which provides e-mail and internet access to over 35 million subscribers, and , launched in 2001 as the world's first 3G mobile service based on W-CDMA. In addition to wholly owned subsidiaries in Europe and North and South America, the company is expanding its global reach through strategic alliances with mobile and multimedia service providers in the Asia-Pacific, Europe and North and South America. NTT DoCoMo is listed on the Tokyo (9437), London (NDCM), and New York (DCM) stock exchanges. For more information, visit www.nttdocomo.com
i-mode and FOMA are trademarks or registered trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan and other countries.
Since the joint announcement on February 19, 2002, Nissan and DoCoMo have been studying opportunities to develop telematics systems services that would combine on-board devices with third-generation
or conventional Personal Digital Cellular (PDC) mobile communications technologies for vehicle-based information services.The main task of the committee is to decide what kinds of information would be most suitable and how they should be transmitted. In January 2003, the committee will begin devising transmission tests, and it expects to propose specific telematics services around April. Commercial services are planned to be introduced sometime later in 2003 or within 2004 at the latest.
Under the envisaged system, leased cars would be equipped with a mobile communications device to transmit information between the cars and service providers via Nissan's "CARWINGS" Center server. The system would network the vehicles with not only car leasing companies but also insurance, maintenance, security and other related companies as well as content providers and more.
Possible business models include the provision of driver/passenger information such as navigation, traffic, weather and restaurants/hotels, as well as business-related information such as vehicle performance conditions and maintenance data. Some of these information services are already available with Nissan's "CARWINGS" mobile communications service and would be adapted for the auto leasing industry.
The working committee will comprise companies from the car leasing, insurance, maintenance, components and other automobile-related industries. Specific members will include service providers such as SOHGO SECURITY SERVICES CO., LTD., TSUBASA SYSTEM CO., LTD., Nihon Unisys, Ltd. and car leasing companies such as NTT AUTO LEASING CO., LTD., Sumisho Auto Leasing Corporation, SMBC AUTO LEASING COMPANY LIMITED and NISSAN FINANCIAL SERVICES CO., LTD.
The administrative office of the committee will be located within and managed by NTT DoCoMo.
About Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Founded in 1933, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. has become one of the world's best-known brands in the automotive industry. Employing 125,000 people worldwide, the company and associated brands design, produce and sell over 2.5 million passenger cars and commercial vehicles in more than 190 countries.
About NTT DoCoMo
NTT DoCoMo is the world's leading mobile communications company with more than 44 million customers. The company provides a wide variety of leading-edge mobile multimedia services. These include
, the world's most popular mobile internet service, which provides e-mail and internet access to over 35 million subscribers, and , launched in 2001 as the world's first 3G mobile service based on W-CDMA. In addition to wholly owned subsidiaries in Europe and North and South America, the company is expanding its global reach through strategic alliances with mobile and multimedia service providers in the Asia-Pacific, Europe and North and South America. NTT DoCoMo is listed on the Tokyo (9437), London (NDCM), and New York (DCM) stock exchanges. For more information, visit www.nttdocomo.comi-mode and FOMA are trademarks or registered trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan and other countries.
