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Swedish telecoms group Ericsson, vehicle maker Volvo and telecoms operator TELIA said they are forming a joint firm, called WirelessCar, to deliver mobile Web services to the automotive industry.

"WirelessCar will enable the global automotive industry to implement, and to benefit from, mobile e-services," the companies said in a joint statement. The company will develop and market complete solutions for mobile e-services to vehicle manufacturers and fleet operators.

Telefonaaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, AB Volvo and Telia AB will initially hold equal parts of WirelessCar, but additional owners will be invited over time, they said in the statement.

The company will offer solutions that connect vehicles to a wide variety of mobile e-services; such as roadside and emergency assistance, access to Internet services, vehicle software management and remote diagnostics.

"By bringing together the strengths of Volvo, Telia and Ericsson, WirelessCar is able to join competencies from the different industries and act as a unique one-stop provider in this new emerging area," said Joran Hoff, Ericsson's general manager of New and Special Business Operations.

WirelessCar - which will have its headquarters in Gothenburg on Sweden's west coast - will provide the auto industry with one supplier interface and offer continuous delivery of services irrespective of network, operator or service provider.

# posted by Medical Information : 2:22 AM