Electric mobility leader ABB and Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company, will jointly develop a cloud-based digital solution for the real-time fleet management of electric vehicles (EVs). The solution will optimise the efficient use of EVs and speed up the electrification of transport fleets, helping operators worldwide maintain 100% business continuity as they transition to fully electric.
The collaboration will combine ABB's extensive energy management experience, charging technology, and e-mobility solutions with AWS's cloud technologies and software expertise portfolio.
To be rolled out in the second half of 2021, the new platform will offer a tailored user experience in a single-view platform. The EV charging point to the fleet data dashboard will make EV fleet management more efficient and reliable.
Frank Muehlon, President of ABB's eMobility Division, said, 'ABB and AWS share a similar vision around the potential of eMobility to transform society. Our combined expertise supports the common goal of making EV fleet management simpler and more accessible. This new solution will revolutionise the world of electric mobility, integrating EV hardware and software into one ecosystem to provide a seamless user experience. We are confident that by working together, we can propel the use of electric fleet vehicles by giving operators the confidence to make the switch.'
'As industries forge ahead with the electrification of their vehicle fleets, customers need reliable and intuitive services to help them adapt to the new operating model and optimise how they utilise their fleets. This collaboration between AWS and ABB will combine our companies' deep expertise in the automotive, logistics and electrification spaces with leadership in the cloud to deliver a hardware-agnostic, intelligent electric fleet management solution,' Jon Allen, Director, Professional Services, Automotive, AWS, said.
'ABB and AWS together will bring the insights, agility and scale the cloud provides to the electric vehicle industry and help our customers successfully transition to a lower-emission future,' he added.
As the transport sector causes about 23% of global energy-related greenhouse gas emissions, electrification of traffic can reduce CO2 levels. With nearly 400,000 electric delivery vans and trucks on the roads globally, large fleets can play a crucial role. However, most fleet operators opt for third-party charging management software. They are looking for scalable, secure and easily tailored advanced software solutions, combined with easy to manage charging hardware, that enables them to plug and go.
ABB has created a pure-play venture in Berlin that will develop tailored, scalable and cost-effective technologies for fleet operators which all vehicle OEMs can use. Working with AWS, this new venture will design the interoperable fleet management solution to work with all vehicle types and charging infrastructure.