The first project in this initiative will support transportation safety operations.

SAP and NTT have combined the former’s Connected Transportation Safety (CTS) solutions, which collects and analyses vehicle related data with NTT’s hitoe, sensing fabric jointly developed with Toray Industries, and the NTT IoT analytics platform, which provides drivers’ biological data including heart rate and mental fatigue estimate. The combined solution aims to provide more accurate and real-time information and the condition of both the vehicle and drivers.

SAP and NTT Group will work with Japan-based Keifuku Bus Co to conduct a field trial from October 2016, with the objective of providing service from January 2017.

The companies eventually plan to roll out the solution in the United States and Europe.

The co-innovation effort began in Palo Alto, California and has been led by NTT Labs and SAP Labs China. The project is part of a bigger commitment by SAP and NTT to move customers to the cloud for the Internet of Things and Industry 4.0.

Other parts of the NTT Group are also faciltating transformation in the transportation industry – earlier this month NTT DATA announced a collaboration with the Ariba Network to develop a digital solution for tracking shipments in real time.

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The solution will allow buyers connected to the Ariba Network to monitor global shipments in real time through a portal a portal that is continually refreshed with information on the status of each shipment along with notification of any delays. According to NTT DATA, the aim of the solution is to give buyers clear visibility into potential supply chain disruptions and be able to mitigate their impact.

“Increased regulation, globalisation, and changing competitive boundaries are redefining shipping and logistics as we know it – and in many cases, creating supply risk,” said Bhalchandra Bhopal, senior vice president, global SAP practice, NTT DATA. “In leveraging SAP Ariba’s Open Partner Ecosystem, NTT DATA can deliver an innovative solution through which supply chain organisations can minimise this risk and optimise their business outcomes.”

SAP Ariba’s Open Partner ecosystem allows companies to use standard based open APIs to extend SAP Ariba solutions, utilise pre-built solutions made by partners, and access self-service capabilities to create unique experiences.

Dinesh Shahane, chief technology officer, SAP Ariba, said the company is committed to innovation that will transform procurement.

“Through our open partner ecosystem, we can not only deliver these innovations faster, but empower our partners like NTT DATA to deliver new commerce services that drive value for their organizations, their customers and anyone connected to the Ariba Network.”

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