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Ashok Leyland and Cisco to deliver intelligent vehicles

Hinduja Group flagship Ashok Leyland and Cisco plan to develop sector-specific solutions that help enable Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) communication. The companies intend to work together to deliver solutions that will focus on transportation management, incident & emergency medical response as well as mobile security targeted initially at government and defense verticals.

Ashok Leyland and Cisco hosted a preview of the first solution from this collaboration, the iBUS2, which combines mobility with connectivity. iBUS2 offers digital communication equipment that wirelessly communicates in real-time with a remote control centre for the exchange of critical information required for decision making. With an integrated wireless communication network (long range mobile and short range Wi-Fi communication), the iBUS2 allows safety personnel to transmit a wide range of critical data including voice, information, pictures and streaming video.

iBUS2 forms part of the iBUS series from Ashok Leyland that integrates relevant technologies with mobility solutions. The new iBUS2 solution answers a long-felt need in security preparedness, with its innovative features facilitating intelligent responses to emergency situations. Cisco's Smart+Connected Health solutions as well as its Smart+Connected Safety and Security solutions for incident response are integrated into the iBUS2.

The iBUS2 can be uniquely configured for other potential applications such as citizen services, 'Business-on-Wheels' for corporate, banking and retail customers as well as 'Service-on-Wheels' for healthcare, tele-medicine and interactive e-learning.

R Seshasayee, Managing Director, Ashok Leyland said, "Ashok Leyland has been a leader in the Indian bus market, providing the widest range of models and has also pioneered innovations in mass transportation in the country. This engagement heralds the next step for us, of moving from fully-built vehicles to intelligent mobility solutions.

We are happy that in Cisco we have a technology leader to collaborate with us in reaching the benefits of technology to the masses, as showcased here in iBUS2."