Ericsson, Volvo Sign 5-Year Global Deal for Vehicle Cloud Platform

Building on a 2012 connected vehicle cloud partnership, Ericsson will provide its Connected Vehicle Cloud platform for Volvo Cars to enable digital vehicle services in 120 markets for five years, they said Thursday. The agreement covers connected digital services such as telematics, navigation and infotainment. The platform, via geographically distributed centers, conforms to global legal, security and privacy obligations, they said.