SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Lear
Corporation [NYSE: LEA], a leading global supplier of automotive
seating and electrical systems, today announced that it has been
selected by the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT)
as its exclusive partner to supply advanced vehicle-to-vehicle and
vehicle-to-infrastructure Road Side Units and On-Board
Units.
As vehicles and communities become more connected, Lear is
leading the way with advanced connectivity technologies. Lear
has complete in-house capabilities, augmented by its 2015
acquisition of Arada Systems, for vehicle electrical systems
required to connect vehicles to other vehicles and to roadside
infrastructure, including hardware, software and
cybersecurity. Lear has deployed road-side equipment in more
than 20 locations across eight states and in five countries.
Wyoming is one of the U.S.
Department of Transportation's pilot sites for connected vehicles,
with a focus on trucking and highway driving in adverse weather
conditions. In addition to supplying all related safety
applications to this pilot program, Lear's E-Systems will supply
its Locomate Roadstar product with features such as Dedicated
Short-Range Communications, high-precision GPS, Wi-Fi, Security and
more. Designed to withstand harsh environments, the Locomate
Roadstar is the next generation of this product from Lear's
automotive connectivity product portfolio.
"Lear is pleased to showcase our unique expertise with both
in-vehicle and roadside infrastructure capabilities as well as our
commitment to work closely with states such as Wyoming in order to provide vehicle
connectivity solutions," said Frank
Orsini, Lear senior vice president and president of the
E-Systems business segment. "Our E-Systems team is focused on
delivering innovations for automotive connectivity platforms, and
our industry-leading vehicle connectivity product offering is the
result of our global engineering talent bringing leading products
to market."
"We appreciate partnering with an outstanding global corporation
like Lear," said Bill Panos, WYDOT
director. "Our team and theirs have worked together in a fine
example of public-private collaboration. We are proud in
Wyoming to be taking a lead in
this space and chose Lear since their products, vision, and
personnel are at the forefront of the world's V2X industry."
Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA) was founded in Detroit in 1917 as American Metal
Products. In 2017, the Company will celebrate its 100th year
anniversary. Lear is one of the world's leading suppliers of
automotive seating systems and electrical distribution systems
(E-Systems). Lear serves every major automaker in the world,
and Lear content can be found on more than 400 vehicle
nameplates. Lear's world-class products are designed,
engineered and manufactured by a diverse team of 150,000 employees
located in 37 countries. Lear currently ranks #154 on the
Fortune 500. Lear's headquarters are in Southfield, Michigan. Further
information about Lear is available at http://www.lear.com or
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@LearCorporation.
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