CES 2016: Bosch makes cities smart by connecting cars, energy and infrastructure

• Bosch previews the future of Smart Cities at CES 2016 in Las Vegas
• Connected cars offer safer streets and a better driving experience
• The Bosch’s IoT Suite software platform provides a substructure for smart cities

At CES 2016  (6-9 January) Bosch is offering a taste of what life in a smart city might be like. In five pilot projects, the supplier of technology and services is working to turn visions of the connected city into reality.

“Smart cities improve the quality of life of ‘city-dwellers’, as well as the economic efficiency of cities themselves. For this reason, we want to make cities more intelligent,” said Bosch CEO Dr. Volkmar Denner, speaking during the company’s press conference at CES 2016 in Las Vegas. The focus of these efforts will be on mobility, infrastructure, energy and security.

Whether connecting various modes of transport or managing traffic signals and lighting in cities, the aim is to offer better convenience, security and quality of life while conserving resources. For example if a street is empty, automatic streetlights will dim, then illuminate when the street is occupied. Intelligent buildings will become normality, automatically adjusting their temperature, air quality and lighting to improve efficiency.

Bosch offers the building block for the smart city in the form of the Bosch IoT Suite, a software platform that integrates all the functions necessary for connecting devices, users and services including power grids, lighting, traffic signals, and vehicles. It is also possible to connect the entire infrastructure, such as public transport or car parks, to allow smart control via the IoT Suite.

One click and the vehicle will find its own parking space

Mobility is the pulse of every city, but urban areas are increasingly at risk of gridlock. Bosch helps smart cities and connected vehicles will find the free parking spaces and knows how to reach them relieving drivers of the task of parking their cars. Soon all it will take is the touch of a button for cars to make their own way into the car park. Once inside, vehicles will enter and leave parking spaces independently. All drivers will have to do is tap on the relevant app.

Charge spots are part of the internet of things

Drivers of electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles are already using apps to locate a free charge spot at which to recharge their batteries and can pay for their charge with the same app. Bosch has collaborated with a vehicle manufacturer to develop such an app and it is on offer to owners and drivers of electric and plug-in vehicles. The app covers almost all public charge spots in Germany, with charge spots in other countries added regularly.

Simply.Connected.

Visit Bosch at CES 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA:

Tuesday, 5 January 2016 (all times local)

• 8:00 to 8:45 a.m.
  Press conference with Dr. Volkmar Denner, chairman of the board of management of Robert Bosch GmbH, at Mandalay Bay Hotel, South Convention Center, Level 3, Banyan Rooms A-D.

Thursday, 7 January 2016

• 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
  Keynote panel “Beyond Smart Cities: The Future of Urban Mobility” 
  Dr. Volkmar Denner, chairman of the board of management of Robert Bosch GmbH, Westgate Theater. Other panelists to include U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx.

• 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. 
  Conference track: The Internet of MEMS and Sensors
  Panel: “Technology Trends for the IoT”; Dr. Stefan Finkbeiner, CEO and general manager, Bosch Sensortec, Venetian, Level 4, Marcello 4404

Friday, 8 January 2016

• 10:15 to 11:15 a.m.
  Conference track: Exploring Tomorrow's Automotive Mobility Ecosystem
  Panel: “Implications for Players in Tomorrow's Mobility Ecosystem”
  Dr. Rolf Nicodemus, project vice president, Connected Parking, Robert Bosch GmbH, Las Vegas Convention Center, North Hall, Room N261

6-9 January 2016: Bosch booths

• Focus on smart homes, smart cities, and Industry 4.0 in the Smart Home Marketplace, Sands Expo Center, booth #71517
• Focus on connected mobility in the North Hall, booth #2302.

Follow the Bosch CES 2016 highlights on Twitter: #BoschCES

Press photo: 1-RB-19905-e

Contact person for press inquiries:
Rianne Ojeh, 01895 838 822, Rianne.Ojeh@uk.bosch.com

The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 360,000 associates worldwide (as per April 1, 2015). The company generated sales of 49 billion euros in 2014.* Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 440 subsidiary and regional companies in some 60 countries. Including its sales and service partners, Bosch is represented in roughly 150 countries. This worldwide development, manufacturing, and sales network is the foundation for further growth. In 2014, Bosch applied for some 4,600 patents worldwide. The Bosch Group’s strategic objective is to create solutions for a connected life. Bosch improves quality of life worldwide with products and services that are innovative and spark enthusiasm. In short, Bosch creates technology that is “Invented for life.”

The company was set up in Stuttgart in 1886 by Robert Bosch (1861-1942) as “Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering.” The special ownership structure of Robert Bosch GmbH guarantees the entrepreneurial freedom of the Bosch Group, making it possible for the company to plan over the long term and to undertake significant up-front investments in the safeguarding of its future. Ninety-two percent of the share capital of Robert Bosch GmbH is held by Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, a charitable foundation. The majority of voting rights are held by Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG, an industrial trust. The entrepreneurial ownership functions are carried out by the trust. The remaining shares are held by the Bosch family and by Robert Bosch GmbH.

Additional information is available online at www.bosch.com, www.bosch-press.com, http://twitter.com/BoschPresse.

*The sales figure disclosed for 2014 does not include the former joint ventures BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH (now BSH Hausgeräte GmbH) and ZF Lenksysteme GmbH (now Robert Bosch Automotive Steering GmbH), which have since been taken over completely.