Denso opens innovation laboratory in Seattle

Denso has opened an innovation lab in Seattle to develop connected technologies and advance its Mobility as a Service (MaaS) model. In the area of MaaS, Denso is developing cloud computing technology that collects and analyses data from car-sharing fleets and shares it with mobility service providers via the cloud to help improve fleet management. The company will use the lab to collaborate with the city’s technology companies and universities to further develop its cloud computing technology, includ
July 26, 2019 Read time: 1 min

8837 Denso has opened an innovation lab in Seattle to develop connected technologies and advance its Mobility as a Service (MaaS) model.

In the area of 8356 MaaS, Denso is developing cloud computing technology that collects and analyses data from car-sharing fleets and shares it with mobility service providers via the cloud to help improve fleet management.

The company will use the lab to collaborate with the city’s technology companies and universities to further develop its cloud computing technology, including edge computing for autonomous driving.

Denso also recently opened a similar innovation lab in Montreal, Canada, focused on technologies such as artificial intelligence.

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