Making 200 million vehicles safer with global IoT connectivity from Orange Business

Equipped aftermarket collision-avoidance systems across commercial fleets and transit buses with resilient cross-border IoT connectivity
Centralized SIM management across Europe, the US, and Asia using Orange Business IoT Connect Advanced and over 500 roaming agreements
Enabled real-time driver alerts and over-the-air software updates while collecting roadway infrastructure data to support smart cities

Delivering continuous global connectivity and over-the-air updates to retrofit fleets

A global pioneer in advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicle technology, the company equips over 200 million vehicles worldwide through partnerships with more than 50 major automotive manufacturers. To accelerate road safety for existing vehicles, the company engineered an aftermarket collision-avoidance system featuring a specialized onboard camera that installs into passenger cars, commercial trucks, and public transit buses. This next-generation retrofit device is a foundational pillar of the company’s data collection strategy, designed to prepare municipal infrastructure for autonomous mobility while delivering immediate driver alerts. Deploying this solution at scale presented critical operational hurdles. The innovator needed a reliable cellular connectivity architecture that could maintain uninterrupted data transmission as vehicles crossed national and regional borders. Managing disparate carrier agreements across Europe, the United States, and Asia created administrative complexity and inconsistent visibility. The company needed a single global IoT partner to provide centralized SIM management, transparent rate models, and reliable over-the-air (OTA) update delivery.

Safety and telemetry goals

The enterprise established three core operational objectives to deploy its next-generation collision-avoidance technology globally without creating administrative overhead or compromising on-road reliability.

Lower traffic collision risks, driver casualties, and insurance costs

Capture roadway and infrastructure telemetry to power smart cities

Unify global connectivity management across international borders

Deploying this solution at scale presented critical operational hurdles

Global IoT Connect Advanced platform delivering central SIM management and over-the-air agility

To overcome global connectivity barriers, the technology leader partnered with Orange Business to deploy Orange IoT Connect Advanced across target fleets in Europe, North America, and Asia. Orange Business supplied a unified connectivity model backed by IoT Managed Services Intense, granting the enterprise single-pane-of-glass administrative control over thousands of active SIM profiles. The deployment leverages more than 500 international roaming agreements established by Orange Business, ensuring vehicles switch seamlessly between premier regional cellular operators without dropped signals or manual intervention. This robust cellular foundation provides the continuous bidirectional pipeline required to stream dynamic telemetry from onboard cameras to central platforms.

Through this dedicated channel, the innovator deploys secure over-the-air (OTA) software updates directly to vehicles in the field. These remote updates introduce advanced safety capabilities and refine computer vision algorithms throughout each vehicle’s operational lifecycle, providing long-term value without physical maintenance calls.

Operational Experience

Managed global IoT connectivity

Safer roads, actionable urban intelligence, and simplified fleet operations

Orange Business empowered the mobility innovator to roll out its retrofit collision-avoidance technology worldwide with predictable performance and simplified administration. Equipping commercial fleets and transit networks with proactive onboard warnings has led to measurable declines in roadway accident rates and lowered related insurance premiums for participating fleet operators. The continuous IoT link allows vehicles to collect dynamic mapping and roadway infrastructure intelligence, supplying municipal authorities with actionable data to plan smarter traffic flows and prepare urban grids for future autonomous transportation. Consolidating mobile connectivity under Orange Business replaced fragmented regional telecommunications contracts with a single international provider, delivering streamlined reporting and clear billing governance. With thousands of SIM cards orchestrated through a central management interface, the enterprise now deploys ongoing firmware improvements seamlessly, maintaining top-tier vehicle safety standards across three continents.

Key figures

200+ million

vehicles equipped with IoT sensors

50+

major automotive manufacturers

500+

international roaming agreements

      IoT connectivity enhanced vehicle and driver safety, lowered accident rates and insurance premiums, and collected infrastructure and dynamic data
    

What our customer says about us

The VP and Deputy General Manager of Intelligent Mobility Solutions

The Orange Business global IoT network is key to providing connectivity and data collection capabilities to empower the management of smart city assets, corporate fleets and ride sharing on a large scale. This connectivity will enable us to push over-the-air software updates to vehicles, adding new safety features and improving existing functionality.

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