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february 22, 2016 - Seat

SEAT, SAMSUNG and SAP join forces to develop the "connected car" of the future

SEAT, #samsung Electronics and SAP SE have created a technological alliance to develop future projects for the connected car. At the 11th edition of Mobile World Congress (MWC), scheduled to begin next Monday in #barcelona, the three companies will showcase cutting-edge concepts developed by pooling their innovation and industry-leading expertise.

Last year #seat and #samsung concluded an agreement on initial technology solutions that are currently featured in some #seat models. This year the agreement is strengthened with the arrival of SAP, the world leader in enterprise applications, business networks and the Internet of Things (IoT).

"Samsung's partnership with #seat and SAP signals our commitment to developing innovative solutions for the next level of the connected car", said Dr. Injong Rhee, Executive Vice-President and Head of R&D, Software and Services, Mobile Communications Business at #samsung"Samsung is focused on bridging the gap between the consumer electronics and automotive industry by bringing the latest cuttin-edge mobile technology to the driving experience".

According to #seat Executive Committee President Luca de Meo, "For #seat, connectivity is a key factor. This technological alliance with #samsung and SAP strengthen SEAT's aim of becoming a reference in the field of connectivity, and above all, of allying with the best partners to implement new mobility ecosystems business".

"Delivering a scalable and global Internet of Things solution for the urban parking challenge requires collaboration from market innovators such as #seat, #samsung and SAP", said Bernd Leukert, member of the Executive Board of SAP SE, Products & Innovation. "By leveraging standard integration through SAP Vehicles Network (SVN) and SAP HANA Cloud Platform for the Internet of Things, #seat has access to a global parking inventory of connected 'on-street' and 'off-street' parking, whereby user can secure payments via #samsung Pay and enjoy more seamless integration with numerous parking backend systems. Together, we are working to enable a simple urban parking user experience while laying the foundation for additional vehicle centric services".