SAFETY AND INTERNET IN THE CAR WITH THE EPICENTRO™ PMK-A KEY

Pirelli Broadband Solutions has developed Epicentro™ PMK-A key, a pocketable device that expands the classic functions of electronic car keys and transforms the vehicle into an environment connected to the Internet.
Epicentro™ PMK-A allows onboard electronic systems to connect to a network server for traffic information, entertainment, tele-surveillance and remote maintenance of the car, thanks to technology such as the Pirelli Management Platform, which has already been widely adopted for the diagnosis and remote configuration of connected devices for the home. The Key also allows the passengers to connect their laptops or smartphones to the internet via WiFi.
Among its many functions, the Pirelli key also supports biometric driver identification by reading his/her finger prints and allowing profiling, for example limiting the maximum speed of the car if the driver has just passed his or her test.
Epicentro™ PMK-A  was introduced on 27 January 2010 at Milan’s Palazzo Mezzanotte, during the presentation of ‘Summa’, a concept car design ‘for the new decade’, which incorporates technologically innovative features: Pirelli is one of its principal technology partners.

PIRELLI BROADBAND SOLUTIONS AND WEBTVIEW TECHNOLOGY BRING HIGH QUALITY INTERNET VIDEO TO THE TV SCREEN

Pirelli Broadband Solutions selected for its Set-Top Boxes, the software developped by WebTView, a leader in Internet-based high definition video search and classification.

With today’s growing demand for Internet content, WebTView softwer, specialized in automatic scanning of the Internet, builds a normalized and unified Internet video catalog that  empowers consumers to easily search and watch TV-quality videos from their big screen TV. 

High Quality and High Definition Internet video content normally accessed through the limited viewing experience of the PC screen, now becomes available on the TV screen through the combination of Pirelli’s hybrid multi-platform Set Top Boxes with the search and classification capabilities of the WebTVview’s engine.

Pirelli Broadband Solutions will demonstrate the solution in Amsterdam at IBC the most important european broadcasting show (11-15 september).