IBM integrates with BMW CarData to offer secure vehicle data sharing

IBM is to partner with BMW in a pilot of the recently-released BMW CarData, which gives 8.5 million BMW ConnectedDrive customers globally the ability to share telematics data from their BMW vehicles with third parties of their choice. As a pilot partner, IBM has integrated its Bluemix with the BMW CarData platform. Vehicle data will be enhanced by IBM Watson IoT, using cognitive and data analytics services to enable third parties, such as automotive repair shops or insurance companies, to develop customer e
June 14, 2017 Read time: 2 mins
62 IBM is to partner with 1731 BMW in a pilot of the recently-released BMW CarData, which gives 8.5 million BMW ConnectedDrive customers globally the ability to share telematics data from their BMW vehicles with third parties of their choice.

 
As a pilot partner, IBM has integrated its Bluemix with the BMW CarData platform. Vehicle data will be enhanced by IBM Watson IoT, using cognitive and data analytics services to enable third parties, such as automotive repair shops or insurance companies, to develop customer experiences.
 
IBM’s cloud platform Bluemix also gives developers access to the entire service catalogue from IBM and its ecosystem partners to build and run innovative new service offerings. Customers will have to actively agree to share their encrypted telematics data when they want to use a specific service from a service provider.
 
In addition, IBM will also act as a neutral server for extended vehicle access. This allows for the gathering of data from BMW vehicles but also vehicles from additional automotive manufacturers. In this role, IBM will help to realise the vision of a secure and open vehicle data platform as demanded by many players in the mobility ecosystem. The first use cases and client services are expected to launch in the fall of 2017.

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