Cirrus by Panasonic 2.0 connected vehicle platform advances roadway intelligence

Panasonic recently launched its new Cirrus by Panasonic platform: Cirrus 2.0, an expanded, integrated approach for managing vehicle-to-everything ecosystems. Panasonic’s Cirrus platform offers a cloud toolkit for state Departments of Transportation and commercial fleet operators that seek V2X technologies to improve roadway mobility and provide information that can help save lives. Select U.S. state DOTs and fleet operators are currently using Cirrus by Panasonic to manage V2X operations across hundreds of infrastructure devices on highways and intersections that can support their essential vehicles, including snowplows, emergency response vehicles, transit buses, and maintenance fleets.

“With the launch of Cirrus 2.0, Panasonic applies learnings drawn from over seven years of statewide V2X technology installations, deployment, and platform engagements to bring technical and practical improvements directly to our entire user base," said Rob Zimmer, director of Cirrus, Panasonic Smart Mobility Office. “Our new platform features align with the U.S. DOT and Federal Highway Administration primary V2X deployment goals, and customers know that Cirrus 2.0 can help them achieve the same goals on their roadways.”

Key features of Cirrus by Panasonic 2.0 include:

• Interoperability between advanced capabilities of V2X systems and traditional transportation information.
• Management platform using intelligent data collection to enable advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning insights.
• Completely redesigned user experience that incorporates requests and suggestions from the Cirrus user base to streamline the way V2X systems are accessed by both fleet and roadway infrastructure operations staff.

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Cirrus 2.0 includes incident detection, with tools for leveraging connected vehicle data across different operating environments. Through its advanced data architecture, insights can be shared across various information systems. The health monitoring capabilities of Cirrus 2.0 have also been enhanced to improve system uptime and the efficacy of a deployment from a cost management perspective. User device recovery operations can be completed remotely and automatically with Cirrus 2.0, thus reducing the need for field repairs.