Brandmotion and DENSO Announce Partnership for One Stop Vehicle Integration of Advanced Connectivity Technology

Brandmotion and DENSO Announce Partnership for One Stop Vehicle Integration of Advanced Connectivity Technology

V2X technology has been proposed by the USDOT as the best way to address the chronic death toll on America’s roadways, with nearly 37,000 lives lost and a record 6,721 pedestrians killed at intersections in 2020.   Leading city managers and state transportation agencies are looking to deploy V2X technology regionally to reduce vehicle crashes and fatalities and improve pedestrian safety.Up until now, many cities seeking to deploy the life-saving V2X technology have had to assemble the elements of a large vehicle deployment manually, developing specifications and coordinating multiple vendors to ensure a successful outcome and meaningful results.  The DENSO-Brandmotion partnership simplifies the process of equipping vehicles for long term testing.Brandmotion has served the Tampa Connected Vehicle (CV) Pilot for 5 years and provided responsive professional grade automotive integration and service capability.  DENSO is the On Board Unit (OBU) supplier to OEMs for Tampa’s CV Pilot Phase 4, bringing true “Tier 1” development capabilities to the project.Bob Frey, Program Manager for the Tampa CV Pilot said “Having worked with both companies to complete vehicle integration services for V2X deployments, our experience is that they bring complete high-quality solutions to our deployments and have excelled at helping us deploy transportation safety applications from concept to operating on the “street” on schedule.  To me, that is the most important aspect of these safety projects, getting applications “out in the street” so the public benefits”.The partnership between DENSO and Brandmotion will provide transportation agencies with the following vehicle-related deployment services:

• DENSO On Board Unit (OBU) platform (Hercules) has the ability to run and process applications that support both Cellular V2X (C-V2X) communications and Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) in an automotive environment (while DSRC is still permitted by the United State Federal Communication Commission (FCC)).
• Standard set of applications, including Blindspot/Lane Change Warning, Electronic Emergency Brake Light, Forward Crash Warning, Intersection Movement Assist, Red Light Violation Warning, and Traffic Signal Priority
• Custom application development for specific agency application goals
• Thorough vehicle-specific installation planning, vehicle system design and validation
• From small to large-scale installation and tech support

“DENSO has a long history of supplying high quality V2X hardware and software to meet customer requirements.  DENSO was the first company to provide DSRC components for the Japanese market.  We have supplied high quality V2X hardware and software to North American customers to support technology validation for over a decade.  Our latest generation North American V2X platform (Hercules) builds on our past experience, and we are pleased to focus on increased deployments in partnership with Brandmotion”, said Sue Graham, DENSO Director, Advanced Engineering Group.“We are committed to supporting USDOT’s national focus on achieving roadside infrastructure and equipped vehicles to advance the safety benefit without delay and to provide the state agencies with “real-time” road data.  Brandmotion has been honored to serve as the vehicle integrator of choice to national V2X deployments for over 6 years, and to have had the opportunity to install more than 3,000 OBUs through 16 state deployments nationwide.  As interest in V2X technology increases, we are pleased to partner with DENSO to offer the highest quality on board equipment available” says Jeff Varick, Founder of Brandmotion.

About Brandmotion Since 2005, Brandmotion has been working continuously to reduce the number of lives lost on our roads due to traffic accidents. Specializing in the design, integration, and distribution of emerging automotive safety technology, Brandmotion is a recognized leader among aftermarket installers of mobile electronics. The company was awarded 2020 SEMA Best New Performance Product Finalist Award, 2018 SEMA Best of Show Award, 2018 SEMA Best New Van/Pickup/Sport Utility Product Award, 2016 SEMA PRO Manufacturer of the Year honors at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas.