CNH Industrial partners with Microsoft, Accenture on 'smart' vehicles

Italian-American vehicle and components manufacturer CNH Industrial has begun a five-year collaboration with Microsoft and Accenture with an aim to developing "smart", connected industrial vehicles.

The partnership is part of CNH's digital transformation plans, through which the company said in a statement it expects to "achieve significant revenue growth".

The focus of the collaboration is on the establishment of a global network of digital hubs, in Europe, the US, Brazil, and India.

The hubs will see the three companies work together on the design, launch and management of digital service which aim to make CNH's products “smarter, more functional, secure and sustainable.”

The smart vehicles will be able to access new functionalities and services in several areas, such as computer-aided farming, predictive maintenance, green transportation and enhanced fleet management.

Andreas Weishaar, CNH’s chief strategy, talent, ICT and digital officer, said the creation of digital hubs was a “pillar” of the strategy to move CNH Industrial from being a manufacturer of physical products to being able to deliver new digital and connected products and services.

No financial details of the agreement have been released.

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