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Airbiquity

Airbiquity Inc. was a business-to-business (B2B) software development and engineering company operating in the automotive telematics industry. Airbiquity's business model was to develop, deploy, and support the ongoing management of connected car programs for automotive industry customers.

Airbiquity
Company typePrivately Held Company
IndustryAutomotive Telematics: Connected Vehicle Services
Founded1997
HeadquartersSeattle, WA, USA
Areas served
Americas, Europe, Middle East/Africa, Asia, Oceana
Products
  • Over-the-air (OTA) Software and Data Management
BrandsOTAmatic Software Management Platform, DATAmatic Edge Data Management Platform, Choreo Connected Vehicle Service-Delivery Platform
Websitewww.airbiquity.com

Airbiquity's Choreo platform is claimed by the company to integrate the broad array of components needed to build and operate connected car programs such as mobile network connectivity; vehicle entertainment systems or "head units", cabin displays and instrumentation; telematics control units (TCU), on-board diagnostic dongles (OBD-II), smart-phone handsets; back-office IT systems; data analytics providers; software and firmware catalogs;[1] [2] emergency and concierge call centers; and content and service providers.

History edit

The company was founded in 1997 as Integrated Data Communications Inc. located on Bainbridge Island across the Puget Sound from Seattle.[3] In 2000, the company changed its name to Airbiquity Inc. and later relocated to the Seattle downtown waterfront in 2006.[4]

During its early years Airbiquity's primary product was aqLink, a patented in-band software modem enabling vehicle connectivity and two-way data transfer over cellular voice networks using embedded TCUs or consumer cell phones with Bluetooth connections.[5] The introduction of aqLink was followed by a series of product upgrades and line extensions, including aqServer for transmission, receipt and processing of information transported to data and call center providers over UMTS, CDMA, TDMA or GSM wireless network voice channels.[6]

In 2001, Airbiquity secured a contract with General Motors to license aqLink technology to support location-based communications for its OnStar service. Other automakers licensed aqLink technology for their connected car programs.[7] According to Airbiquity, aqLink technology has been licensed for use in over 25 million production vehicles globally.[8] The ability to provide voice and data services marked the start of branded connected car programs from automakers seeking to differentiate their vehicles from competitors. These programs have since expanded to include other features and services such as over-the-air (OTA) software and data management, infotainment delivery,[9] remote vehicle management, electric vehicle management, and commercial fleet management.

In early 2024 Airbiquity's assets and a subset of the company's engineering staff were acquired by Karma Automotive [10]

OTAmatic edit

OTAmatic provides over-the-air (OTA) software management for automotive manufacturers and suppliers.

DATAmatic edit

DATAmatic provides over-the-air (OTA) data management for automotive manufacturers and suppliers.

Prior Offerings edit

  • aqLink
  • aqServer
  • Fleet Management
  • Safety & Security
  • Electric Vehicle
  • Infotainment Delivery[11]

Choreo edit

Airbiquity launched Choreo, a cloud-based connected car service delivery platform, in 2008. The first automaker program to deploy on Choreo was Ford Sync in 2008. Airbiquity provides service delivery for Choreo in over 60 countries, including translations into more than 30 local languages[12]

Choreo is composed of six services for established and newly emerging connected car services. Each product draws upon combinations of Choreo platform service delivery capability supplemented with custom software development and engineering to integrate with specified suppliers, mobile network operators,[13] call centers, content providers, and back-end IT systems.

References edit

  1. ^ Jonston, Bryan. "Best of CES Connected Car News: AT&T, Qualcomm, Audi, HERE, BMW, Ford, Airbiquity & Arynga". Auto Connected Car. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  2. ^ Kumbhar, Sheetal. "Airbiquity and Arynga to make connected car software updates as seamless as consumer electronics". IoT Now. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  3. ^ Baker, Sharon. "Airbiquity raises $7.5M to back wireless GPS system". Puget Sounds Business Journal. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  4. ^ Engleman, Eric. "Deal with GM's OnStar saves Seattle's Airbiquity". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  5. ^ Gill, Sharon. "Airbiquity deploys 10 million telematics solutions". TU-Automotive. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  6. ^ Gill, Sharon. "America News: Airbiquity signs telematics deal with BMW". TU Automotive. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  7. ^ Shariat, Jeff (24 February 2010). "Product Spotlight: Airbiquity aqLink". InTelematicsToday. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Airbiquity: "Choreo Is Used by Nissan, Infiniti, FCA, Ford and Renault"". GPS Business News. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  9. ^ Arnason, Gulli (17 March 2016). "Airbiquity integrates vehicle infotainment applications". Financial News. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  10. ^ https://karmaautomotive.com/news/karma-automotive-acquires-assets-and-key-personnel-from-connected-vehicle-pioneer-airbiquity/
  11. ^ "Vehicle Telematics, Geofencing & Fleet Tracking Systems for the Connected Car". www.airbiquity.com. 9 October 2006. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  12. ^ Hill, Kelly (15 November 2013). "Airbiquity provides cloud-based smartphone integration for Nissan vehicles". RCR Wireless. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  13. ^ Costlow, Terry. "AT&T, Airbiquity team up for connected-vehicle services". SAE International. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
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