Lear to launch vehicle communication partnership with Wyoming

Lear Corp. is partnering with Wyoming to enable vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication in the state.The seating and electronics supplier said on Monday that it will be the only company working with the Wyoming Department of Transportation on the project. Wyoming is one of three pilot sites, along with New York City and Tampa, Fla., designated by the U.S. Department of Transportation to test connected systems.The project, which will center on trucking and highway driving in poor weather, will employ Lear’s roadside and in-vehicle units to allow cars to communicate with each other and their environment. The supplier’s acquisition of Arada Systems in 2015 helped beef up its connectivity offerings.The partnership between Lear and Wyoming is one of multiple public-private ventures hoping to jump-start intelligent infrastructure. Panasonic has entered a similar agreement with Colorado as part of the state’s RoadX initiative and AT&T has partnered with Michigan to help fund the American Center of Mobility, which will be a testing ground for autonomous vehicles.The pilot is expected to last 20 months. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.

Lear to launch vehicle communication partnership with Wyoming

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