Samsung Electronics in the present day introduced a partnership with Kia Corporation that integrates SmartThings Pro, Samsung’s B2B administration answer, into Kia’s Platform Beyond Vehicles (PBVs).1 The settlement — signed on the Kia EV Day occasion held this week in Spain — is an extension of the strategic know-how partnership signed final September with Hyundai Motor and Kia.
The newest settlement expands the collaboration to offer enterprise prospects with extra handy and precious mobility experiences by way of SmartThings Pro. The B2B administration platform provides environment friendly power financial savings and built-in house administration by connecting varied units, options and companies throughout residential services to workplace buildings and industrial services. Attending the signing ceremony have been Chanwoo Park, Executive Vice President at Samsung’s B2B Integrated Offering Center, and Sangdae Kim, Head of Kia’s PBV Division.
“By integrating SmartThings Pro into Kia PBV, we plan to present an intelligent new way for businesses to be connected to their customers,” stated Chanwoo Park, Executive Vice President of B2B Integrated Offering Center at Samsung Electronics. “We will provide an optimized integrated store management experience based on customized solutions to cater for a range of B2B customers including the self-employed and small business owners.”
With the combination of SmartThings Pro and Kia PBV, B2B prospects can join their autos to exterior enterprise areas and execute automated routine controls set in autos to extend operational effectivity and comfort. For instance, self-employed and small enterprise homeowners who buy Kia PBVs will be capable to handle automation routines similar to air con, signage and residential home equipment of their shops by way of SmartThings Pro, making operation and administration far more handy.
Small enterprise homeowners who remotely function a number of unmanned shops or shared lodgings can use a Kia PBV to handle them in actual time whereas on the transfer. As a part of distant administration, customers can obtain notifications of irregular exercise and gadget failures or upkeep. Users may handle check-ins and check-outs, optimize air con and stop power waste when prospects are away.
Additionally, SmartThings Pro gives advance notifications of the on-site duties that have to be carried out — similar to consumable replacements and upkeep lists — tailor-made to the shop or institution the place the PBV arrives, enabling straightforward operation.
SmartThings Pro additionally helps busy small cell enterprise homeowners like meals truck operators. Food vehicles transfer often and take time to arrange and set up signage, audio, money registers, fridges, cooking home equipment and lighting earlier than and after hours of operation. With SmartThings Pro, customers will be automate all the pieces without delay, permitting a single operator to run a meals truck.
“Kia PBVs are designed to be more than just vehicles, they are intelligent business solutions that connect seamlessly with digital ecosystems,” stated Sangdae Kim, Head of Kia’s PBV Division. “We anticipate that our business collaboration with Samsung Electronics, leveraging its AI B2B solution SmartThings Pro, will extend the vehicle user experience for our business customers beyond PBVs into the broader IoT ecosystem. This partnership is expected to create new opportunities for discovering customer value.”
1 Platform Beyond Vehicle is Kia’s complete mobility answer that mixes fit-for-purpose EVs with superior software program options.
