Platform Science And Navistar Collaborate To Bring Transformative Virtual Vehicle Solution To More Trucks

Fremont, CA: Navistar and Platform Science, a leading connected vehicle platform joined hands to bring transformative virtual vehicle solutions to more trucks. This first open OEM platform allows fleets to access telematics, software solutions, real-time vehicle data, and third-party applications directly from their vehicles. The collaboration gives International Truck customers access to a customizable platform that provides fleets with an unlimited canvas, enhancing their ability to innovate, utilize, manage, and deploy digital applications.

"Virtual Vehicle allows us to expand the power of our connected services platform OnCommand Connection to maximise the value of data for our customers," said Chet Ciesielski, Navistar's Vice President of On-Highway Heavy Duty Truck Business. "Our collaboration with Platform Science provides our customers with convenient digital solutions – meeting them where they are and taking them where they want to go in the future."

The Virtual Vehicle platform, which Navistar will deploy beginning in 2023, provides numerous advantages to fleets, including:

Productivity: By avoiding installation delays and costs for complementary hardware, fleets can maximize uptime with factory-installed telematics hardware.

Flexibility: Through a growing pipeline of developer-created innovations, Virtual Vehicle enables fleets to create a software experience tailored to individual business needs.

Accessibility: Virtual Vehicle optimizes networks by leveraging edge, cloud, and in-dash data, making data available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, even when fleets are offline.

Cost-effectiveness: Users of participating Virtual Vehicle applications benefit from usage-based billing.

"With Virtual Vehicle, Platform Science is setting the standard for modern enterprise fleets as a leader in OEM native telematics," said Jake Fields, co-founder, and CTO of Platform Science.