Renault-Nissan and Microsoft Partner to Deliver the Future of Connected Driving

Renault-Nissan and Microsoft Partner to Deliver the Future of Connected Driving

PARIS and REDMOND, Washington, September 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

    Companies sign global, multiyear contract to work on next-generation connected car
technologies and driving experiences 

    The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Microsoft Corp. have signed a global, multiyear
agreement to partner on next-generation technologies to advance connected driving
experiences worldwide.

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    The companies will work together to develop next-generation connected services for
cars powered by Microsoft Azure, one of the company's intelligent cloud offerings. These
new services will improve customer experience via advanced navigation, predictive
maintenance and vehicle centric services, remote monitoring of car features, external
mobile experiences and over-the-air updates.

    "A car is becoming increasingly connected, intelligent and personal," said Ogi Redzic,
Renault-Nissan Alliance senior vice-president, Connected Vehicles and Mobility Services.
"Partnering with Microsoft allows us to accelerate the development of the associated key
technologies needed to enable scenarios our customers want and build all-new ones they
haven't even imagined. We aim to become the provider of connected mobility for everyone
with one single global platform."

    The Renault-Nissan Alliance is pioneering autonomous driving and connectivity features
on mainstream, mass-market vehicles at affordable prices. The Alliance aims to develop
connectivity technologies and features to support the launch of more than 10 vehicles with
autonomous driving technology by 2020 with services to maximize better use of newly found
in-car free time.

    Renault-Nissan will continuously develop and launch new connected services and
applications that make it easier for people to stay connected to work, entertainment and
social networks, and offer vehicle centric services that will simplify and enhance
engagement with the car through usage-based information, remote access, remote diagnostics
and preventive maintenance

    Microsoft Azure provides a proven, secure global cloud platform with unlimited scale
that allows Renault-Nissan to deliver services worldwide to its broad customer base.

    Renault-Nissan selected Azure in part because of its enterprise-grade security and
Microsoft's rigorous commitment to compliance. In addition, Azure supports multiple
operating systems, programming languages and tools, providing flexibility and choice to
build a common platform for Renault-Nissan to deploy services to both Alliance brands.

    Please click here to have the entire Press release:

    http://www.media.blog.alliance-renault-nissan.com/news/5998

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Renault-Nissan Alliance and Microsoft Corp.

CONTACT: Blanca Garcia Renault-Nissan Alliance, Tel: +33-6-10-90-06-49, blanca.garcia@renault-nissan.com