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Over-the-air software updates

17.02.2020

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Over-the-air software updates

Reproduction for press purposes free of charge with credit “Picture: Bosch” Updating software and apps online is second nature to smartphone users. Now, Bosch is doing the same for cars – with over-the-air updates. Vehicle software can be kept up to date and new features added to the car – overnight, encrypted, and protected from unauthorized access.

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Bosch.IO: new company pools the Bosch Group’s IoT and digital expertise

17.02.2020

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Bosch.IO: new company pools the Bosch Group’s IoT and digital expertise

Berlin, Germany – Bosch has consolidated its activities centered on the internet of things in a new subsidiary. With some 900 associates, Bosch.IO GmbH is now one of the driving forces for IoT (internet of things) solutions, covering everything from consulting to implementation and operation. “With Bosch.IO, we are strengthening our position as a leading IoT company,” says Bosch board of management member Michael Bolle. What sets this new Bosch subsidiary apart is that its software and hardware developers work with cloud specialists and user experience designers on IoT projects of future importance. “With Bosch.IO’s new setup, we are combining the I and T in IoT to bring the internet of things to everything from roads and factory floors to homes and fields,” says Bolle. The core element of the Bosch subsidiary’s product portfolio is the Bosch IoT Suite. It is the central technical platform for IoT solutions. With Bosch.IO, we are strengthening our position as a leading IoT company...says Bosch board of management member Michael Bolle Bosch.IO is a new Bosch subsidiary created by combining the former Bosch Software Innovations GmbH with other specialized IoT and digital teams at Bosch. Its executive management comprises Dr. Stefan Ferber, Dr. Aleksandar Mitrovic, and Yvonne Reckling. The company is headquartered in Berlin. Further locations are in Germany, Bulgaria, China, Japan, Singapore, Spain, and the United States.Even closer to the customer By creating Bosch.IO, Bosch has, for one, adopted a more sector-centric stance in its IoT business. For the other, customers’ requirements figure even more prominently. “Our goal is to realize IoT projects faster and more efficiently,” says Dr. Aleksandar Mitrovic, member of the Bosch.IO executive management. To this end, the company relies on interdisciplinary and agile teams that work together in ever-changing constellations. These include hardware and software developers, cloud specialists, solution architects, project managers, UX designers, business model innovators, and trainers. “We bring together people with the right skills for each IoT and digitalization project to meet customer requirements in the best possible way,” says Mitrovic. These associates also have extensive experience in various sectors such as retail, energy, building technology, agriculture, manufacturing, consumer goods, and mobility. For its projects, Bosch.IO collaborates with Bosch’s roughly 30,000 software developers and AI experts. “Together, we develop sustainable digital business models, seamless technical integration, and connected ecosystems for and with our customers,” says Mitrovic. Alongside highly specialized solutions for individual segments, certain services of the Bosch IoT Suite can be used for a multitude of applications. This increases efficiency in development and operation, since complex and labor-intensive basic tasks need only be performed once. This includes, for example, a service to connect and manage devices as well as update software and firmware over the air, which enables everything from vehicle fleets and security cameras to machinery to stay continuously up to date. We bring together people with the right skills for each IoT and digitalization project to meet customer requirements in the best possible way...says Dr. Aleksandar Mitrovic, member of the Bosch.IO executive management IoT projects with the help of artificial intelligence With the new Bosch subsidiary and Bosch engineers collaborating closely, AI technologies are set to feature more prominently in future IoT and digital projects. One example is the use of data mining methods to derive rules for machine learning from big data. The knowledge gained can serve to conveniently and securely control different manufacturers’ household appliances, among other things. Image comparison tools also benefit from AI: Bosch.IO uses them as part of Secure Product Fingerprint, an anti-counterfeiting solution. It identifies product surfaces, which offers consumers and business customers effective protection against counterfeit goods. AI-assisted methods also reliably detect when a two-wheeler has been involved in an accident and can automatically trigger an emergency call.More than 10 million connected things Bosch.IO can draw on many years’ experience gained in more than 250 IoT projects for international customers. The core product of Bosch.IO is the Bosch IoT Suite. It already connects more than ten million sensors, devices, and machines with their users and business applications, and it is Bosch’s central software platform for IoT solutions.

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Bosch IoT Suite connects cars, mobile machinery, and baby buggies

17.02.2020

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Internet of Things

Bosch IoT Suite connects cars, mobile machinery, and baby buggies

Berlin – What do cars, mobile machinery, an energy provider’s data platform, and baby buggies have in common? Their connectivity comes courtesy of the Bosch IoT Suite, the core product of Bosch.IO, the new wholly owned Bosch subsidiary. The subsidiary has already deployed its IoT platform to carry out more than 250 IoT projects jointly with customers in the retail, energy, building, manufacturing, consumer goods, agriculture, and mobility sectors. “Bosch.IO projects epitomize the efficient development of scalable and secure IoT solutions using the cloud and the open-source-based Bosch IoT Suite,” says Dr. Stefan Ferber, a member of the Bosch.IO executive management. The Bosch IoT Suite services customers opt for are then integrated into the cloud environments the customers prefer for their projects. Bosch.IO projects epitomize the efficient development of scalable and secure IoT solutions using the cloud and the open-source-based Bosch IoT Suite...says Dr. Stefan Ferber, a member of the Bosch.IO executive management Versatile and proven The Bosch IoT Suite is the core enabler of Daimler’s firmware over-the-air updates. Some four million car owners already receive new versions of vehicle software – for example, infotainment system updates – conveniently and securely via the cellular network. This means they no longer have to visit their dealer solely to get a software update. The Bosch IoT Suite is the communication hub for vehicles on the receiving end of wireless updates. For the Swedish baby buggy manufacturer Emmaljunga , Bosch has developed an assistance system with an extensive set of comfort and safety features. Called eStroller, it comes with powered push and automatic brake assist functions, as well as a link to a smartphone app. Based on the Bosch IoT Suite, this app puts added features such as an alarm function at users’ fingertips. The energy provider EWE uses the Bosch IoT Suite to manage power consumption data in an efficient way. This also opens the door to value-added services. For example, the data can be used to analyze consumption and provide detailed, clear information about the biggest electricity consumers in the home. This helps users save energy. The Bosch IoT Suite is not only used by customers such as Daimler, Emmaljunga, and EWE, but is also the central software platform for Bosch IoT solutions. For example, the Suite connects smart cameras from Bosch Building Technologies with the cloud and existing backends. This connection provides a cost-effective means of managing cameras throughout their life cycles and updating devices’ and gateways’ software and firmware. A use case at Bosch Rexroth illustrates how the Bosch IoT Suite can be adapted to the requirements of the manufacturing sector. This Bosch subsidiary, which specializes in drive and control technology, used the Bosch IoT Suite to build BODAS Connect, its solution for mobile machinery. Open and scalable, this solution for end-to-end connectivity affords access to specific machine information. After-sales services such as software updates can be delivered at the touch of a button, even without service staff present on site. Reform , a manufacturer of municipal and agricultural vehicles, has also adopted BODAS Connect to quickly troubleshoot malfunctions in its mobile machinery. Focus on edge computing and AI The Bosch IoT Suite already connects more than ten million sensors, devices, gateways, and machines with their users and enterprise systems. And as Bosch IoT solutions increasingly feature artificial intelligence (AI), these systems will become more and more intelligent in the future. Bosch uses AI and the internet of things (IoT) to make people’s lives easier and as safe as possible. Connecting devices directly to the cloud is one way to go, but more and more use cases are incorporating edge computing to great benefit. An edge device is internet-enabled, but can process its data locally. These devices send less data to the cloud to make the most of IT resources available across the network. The local logic enables these devices to respond faster and automatically to events. “More than 33,000 edge devices are now compatible with Bosch IoT Suite and connected via many protocols, both locally and over the internet,” Ferber says. In the future, Bosch.IO will also focus on pre-configured service packages that allow customers to implement IoT solutions more efficiently. To make these packages, experts combine various Bosch IoT Suite service modules. One such module is the Bosch IoT Hub, an upscalable service for directly connecting (edge) devices via a gateway to the Bosch IoT Suite. It supports connections using standard and customer-specific protocols. “From device to cloud, customers can use our new portfolio to make their own integrated IoT applications,” Ferber says. Over the medium term, we expect the market for IoT platforms to consolidate. Of the estimated three to five platforms that will prevail, one will be open-source-based...Ferber says Rated positively by analysts The Bosch IoT Suite is based on open-source software developed jointly by experts from Bosch and other companies in the Eclipse IoT working group. That makes the platform unusually versatile. In its latest report, PAC – a consultancy that is part of the teknowlogy Group, the leading independent European research and consulting firm for IT companies – rated the Bosch IoT Suite as the best in class among all open-source-based IoT platforms. “We are delighted with this excellent rating for the Bosch IoT Suite,” Ferber says. “Over the medium term, we expect the market for IoT platforms to consolidate. Of the estimated three to five platforms that will prevail, one will be open-source-based.”

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Bosch e-stroller system revolutionizes comfort and safety

17.02.2020

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Bosch e-stroller system revolutionizes comfort and safety

Reproduction for press purposes free of charge with credit “Picture: Bosch” Users can choose from three levels of electric assistance using the associated smartphone app (available for Android and iOS). The app communicates with the e-stroller system via Bluetooth. It also displays the charge level of the detachable battery and warns users in good time that power is running out.

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Interdisciplinary customer support teams at Bosch.IO

17.02.2020

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Interdisciplinary customer support teams at Bosch.IO

Reproduction for press purposes free of charge with credit “Picture: Bosch” At Bosch.IO, software and hardware developers work with cloud specialists and user experience designers on IoT projects of future importance

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Interdisciplinary customer support teams at Bosch.IO

17.02.2020

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Interdisciplinary customer support teams at Bosch.IO

Reproduction for press purposes free of charge with credit “Picture: Bosch” At Bosch.IO, software and hardware developers work with cloud specialists and user experience designers on IoT projects of future importance.

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Bosch.IO: new company pools the Bosch Group’s IoT and digital expertise

17.02.2020

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Bosch.IO: new company pools the Bosch Group’s IoT and digital expertise

Reproduction for press purposes free of charge with credit “Picture: Bosch” Bosch has consolidated its activities centered on the internet of things in a new subsidiary. With some 900 associates, Bosch.IO GmbH is now one of the driving forces for IoT (internet of things) solutions, covering everything from consulting to implementation and operation.

Business/economy
Bosch is taking the motorcycle into the future

12.02.2020

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Bosch is taking the motorcycle into the future

Reproduction for press purposes free of charge with credit “Picture: Bosch” Bosch is taking the motorcycle into the future

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Connected sensors and smart algorithms

29.11.2019

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Internet of Things

Connected sensors and smart algorithms

Stuttgart. While the world’s population continues to grow, the per capita area of arable land is shrinking. “Our aim is to maximize yields and use resources more purposefully and thus more efficiently,” says Dr.Bojan Ferhadbegović, head of the Deepfield Connect product family at Bosch Software Innovations. In keeping with the idea behind agriculture 4.0, he and his team are working on connected sensor systems and smart algorithms to make life easier for hardworking farmers.No unwelcome surprises with smartphone fruit-and-veg monitoring The Deepfield Connect Field Monitoring system transmits temperature and humidity data directly from the field to the farmer’s smartphone, at any time and to any place. The app is available for iOS version 11 or later and for Android version 5 or later. A customizable alert gives farmers a heads-up when readings reach critical levels. Featuring temperature, air humidity, and soil moisture sensors, the system comes in four versions that provide a conventional weather station’s key climate data. This information keeps users up to date on how their crops are faring in the field, the warehouse, or the seed-priming room. It also clues them in on how to improve their storage, foil management, and irrigation practices. “What’s more, the Deepfield Connect product family is very easy to install and use. Anyone can set up the systems on their own in five minutes and start using them straightaway,” says Ferhadbegović.Black or white side up? Asparagus bed sensors answer that and more Another option alongside the Field Monitoring system features special sensors for growing asparagus. Improper foil management can compromise quality and cost farmers up to 30 percent of their crop. The Deepfield Connect Asparagus Monitoring system minimizes this risk with sensors measuring at four depths in the asparagus bed to gauge temperature. The app’s customizable alert warns farmers before it gets too hot or cold, while a weather forecast specific to that field helps the farmer decide when to turn the foil. The temperature sum helps farmers predict the best time to start harvesting.Always take the weather with you – in the app “One of the great risk factors in farming is the weather. We can’t influence it, but our sensor systems and the Deepfield Connect app help farmers work with the weather to best support their crops’ growth,” says Ferhadbegović. The Deepfield Connect app comes with plant growth models for selected standard and specialty crops. The Bosch IoT Suite’s smart algorithms combine weather data with the science behind the growth models to keep farmers informed. They can consult the app at any time to gain insight into their plants’ current growth phase and in future get the right recommendations for each development stage. “For example, we can use our models to calculate which nutrients the plant has theoretically absorbed from the soil by the time it completes a given development stage. We can also use the weather forecast to recommend the best time to apply fertilizer, so this isn’t done when the soil is too dry or when rain would wash it right back out again,” says Ferhadbegović, pointing out another of the algorithms’ advantages. In near future, the app will also help farmers comply with documentation regulations, for example by providing an audit trail tracking fertilizer use.Accurate forecasting with the right data from the right spot “The Internet of Things (IoT) offers great potential for agriculture. Bosch can draw on its extensive expertise in software, sensor technology, and services to tap that potential. The bigger the database, the better the outcomes achieved with algorithms and artificial intelligence,” says Ferhadbegović. Even without the Deepfield Connect sensors, every app user enjoys free access to the weather data calculated for a given field. It is based on information from independent weather services and other sources. Users can order sensors right there in the app to obtain even better data and recommendations that are even more in tune with local conditions. “Then the exact readings taken in the user’s fieldwill be factored into the calculations. Particularly frost and soil moisture vary in intensity from one location to the next and can never be calculated accurately from general weather data. And if farmers grow the crop in tunnels, external sources won’t yield reliable calculations anyway,” explains Ferhadbegović.Keeping tabs on the tank via an app to maximize milk quality The Deepfield Connect Milk Monitoring system is the latest product to join this family. Asensor measures the temperature directly in the milk and takes other readings to track the tank’s functionality. This data is sent to the app on the smartphone. An alert warns the dairy farmer or tank truck driver when readings take a critical turn. “For example, the cooling system may be tailored precisely to the dairy’s specifications and thereby save energy,” says Ferhadbegović. Installation is an exercise in plug-and-play convenience: simply lower the sensor chain into the milk tank and attach the transmitter and warning lamp to the agitator respectively the tank. Independent bodies such as the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA have verified that the system is safe for food.Farm #LikeABosch – everything for the farmer in one app Ferhadbegović and his team are already thinking ahead. They want to add interfaces for manufacturing partners so that farmers have access to many important topics at one singlepoint. “What we have in mind are interfaces to irrigation and other control systems, but also for suppliers.” The team at Bosch Software Innovations also wants to offer special sensors as modular add-ons – for example to measure hydrostatic leaf pressure – alongside the model already available for asparagus beds. With its digital solutions for agriculture, Bosch Software Innovations is carrying on a tradition that started with founder Robert Bosch, who was a farmer himself in the 1920s. His old farmstead at Mooseurach near Munich still stands today. “We are perpetuating this legacy by making life a little easier for the hardworking farming community by delivering smart solutions that achieve higher quality with more efficient, resource-friendlier practices. That’s what Farm #LikeABosch is all about,” says Ferhadbegović. To learn all about the products and the app, visit www.deepfield-connect.com

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No unwelcome surprises with smartphone fruit-and-veg monitoring

29.11.2019

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Internet of Things

No unwelcome surprises with smartphone fruit-and-veg monitoring

The Deepfield Connect Field Monitoring system transmits temperature and humidity data directly from the field to the farmer’s smartphone, at any time and to any place. The app is available for iOS version 11 or later and for Android version 5 or later. A customizable alert gives farmers a heads-up when readings reach critical levels.

Internet of Things
No unwelcome surprises with smartphone fruit-and-veg monitoring

29.11.2019

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Internet of Things

No unwelcome surprises with smartphone fruit-and-veg monitoring

The Deepfield Connect Field Monitoring system transmits temperature and humidity data directly from the field to the farmer’s smartphone, at any time and to any place. The app is available for iOS version 11 or later and for Android version 5 or later. A customizable alert gives farmers a heads-up when readings reach critical levels.

Internet of Things
No unwelcome surprises with smartphone fruit-and-veg monitoring

29.11.2019

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Internet of Things

No unwelcome surprises with smartphone fruit-and-veg monitoring

The Deepfield Connect Field Monitoring system transmits temperature and humidity data directly from the field to the farmer’s smartphone, at any time and to any place. The app is available for iOS version 11 or later and for Android version 5 or later. A customizable alert gives farmers a heads-up when readings reach critical levels.

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