Airbiquity Enters Second Half Of 2015 Surpassing Six Million Connected Cars On Its Choreo Cloud Platform

Platform Adoption and Program Deployment Speed Demonstrate Airbiquity's Superior Connected Car Service Delivery Technology and Capability

SEATTLE -- May 28, 2015: Airbiquity®, a global leader in connected car services, today announced its cloud-based platform, Choreo™, has surpassed six million connected car subscriptions entering the second half of 2015. Airbiquity's aggressive focus on global expansion continues to grow Choreo platform adoption with 12 connected car program deployments from eight leading automotive brands spanning 49 vehicle models. As a result of this rapid market acceptance and utilization, Choreo has processed over three billion connected car transactions to date, and monthly transaction volumes have surpassed 250 million per month achieving a four-year 448 percent compounded annual growth rate (CAGR).

Consumer demand for connected car services continues to increase and automakers are under growing pressure to quickly deploy connected car programs and features. Gartner predicts "by 2020, there will be a quarter billion connected vehicles on the road, enabling new in-vehicle services and automated driving capabilities."1 Airbiquity addresses this industry-wide need with its Choreo cloud-based connected vehicle service delivery platform, which supports multiple use cases simultaneously and enables customized program deployments at the make, model, country, region, and global levels.

Choreo's flexible program support allows automakers to quickly deploy connected car programs satisfying their unique strategies and user experience visions. Airbiquity's market-leading performance has been demonstrated by the company's latest customer deployment enabling connected car service delivery for 23 vehicle models across 51 countries in just 16 months – an unprecedented level of program scalability unmatched by any other connected car service provider.

"As vehicle manufacturers exert greater control of their program user experiences they will increasingly look for scalable and flexible platforms to meet the needs of their progressively savvy and demanding consumers," said Jeffrey Hannah, Director, North America for SBD. "In terms of geographic footprint, vehicle coverage, and support for the leading use cases, Airbiquity and the Choreo platform have demonstrated the ability to quickly ramp-up and deploy connected car programs for multiple automakers."

"Consumer demand for connected car features continues to grow, and automakers need innovative technology and highly skilled partners to make their programs and user experiences a reality," said David Jumpa, Airbiquity Chief Revenue Officer. "High performance connected car programs need high performance platforms and service providers to power them. Based on the numbers alone it's clear Choreo is that high performance platform and Airbiquity is the service provider with the technology, engineering, and integration expertise to make it happen."

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1 Gartner Press Release, Gartner Says By 2020, a Quarter Billion Connected Vehicles Will Enable New In-Vehicle Services and Automated Driving Capabilities, January 26, 2015, Gartner Newsroom