NXP Semiconductors, Siemens Announce Intelligent Traffic Management Systems Partnership

NXP Semiconductors N.V.

and Siemens AG

today announced a partnership for secure, intelligent vehicle networking.  Siemens will use technology from NXP Semiconductors and Cohda Wireless for secure communication of vehicles with surrounding traffic infrastructure.  Siemens will deploy NXP technology for various ITS field tests and pilot projects, including the A58 motorway in the Netherlands, A9 motorway in Germany, and the Living Lab in Austria.  Siemens expects to globally deploy transport infrastructure such as overhead sign gantries and traffic lights in its roadside units (RSUs).  RSUs are 802.11p WLAN-based radio modules that reliably and securely transmit information such as speed limits, warnings of icy roads or other dangerous situations, traffic jams and construction warnings within a fraction of a second to passing vehicles and traffic control centers. The successful adoption of vehicle to infrastructure technologies is expected to significantly reduce traffic congestion, reduces vehicle accidents and lower auto-related pollution.  NXP will be a strategic supplier to Siemens of the secure WLAN-based radio chipsets for the roadside units. NXP is the leading provider of automotive radio chipsets, enabling both vehicle to vehicle communication ("V2V") and