Posted On: Nov 30, 2021
Today, we are announcing AWS IoT FleetWise, a new service that makes it easier and more cost effective for automakers to collect, transform, and transfer vehicle data to the cloud in near-real time. Once the data is in the cloud, automakers can use it for tasks like remotely diagnosing issues in individual vehicles, analyzing vehicle fleet health to help prevent potential warranty claims and recalls, and collecting rich sensor data for training machine learning models that improve autonomous driving and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).
AWS IoT FleetWise can access the unique data format of a vehicle then structure and standardize the data so automakers don’t have to build custom data collection systems. Automakers start in the AWS Management Console by defining and modeling vehicle attributes (e.g. a two-door coupe) and the sensors associated with the car’s model, trim, and options (e.g. engine temperature, front-impact warning, etc.) for individual vehicle types or multiple vehicle types across their entire fleet. After vehicle modeling, automakers install the AWS IoT FleetWise application on the vehicle gateway (an in-vehicle communications hub that monitors and collects data), so it can read, decode, and transmit information to and from AWS.
With intelligent filtering, AWS IoT FleetWise helps automakers reduce costs by limiting the amount of unnecessary data transferred to the cloud. Automakers build data collection campaigns to select only the exact data they need for their use cases by creating conditional rules to filter the data they want to collect and analyze (e.g. sensor data from hard-braking events associated with a vehicle make and model). Since data is transferred to the cloud in near-real time, automakers don’t have to wait for customers to report vehicle problems before realizing there might be a fleet-wide issue. AWS IoT FleetWise can help automakers detect vehicle health issues early-on so they can take corrective action quickly, like notifying the manufacturing group to help mitigate further spread.
AWS IoT FleetWise is available in Preview in the regions of US East (N. Virginia) and Europe (Frankfurt). A full list of AWS Regions is available at the AWS region table. To get started with AWS IoT FleetWise, see our Developer Guide. To learn more, please visit the AWS IoT FleetWise website.