JSW Motors to store connected-car data on AWS servers in India

JSW Motors, which is preparing to enter the Indian automobile market, has begun a major push on the technology front as well. The company has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and will use servers located in India for its connected car platform, cloud platform and India data storage facilities.

Tata Elxsi and Airtel are also part of the arrangement. This shows that the company's emphasis is on the security of vehicle data and on keeping control over customer information.

Under the partnership, data generated by JSW Motors' connected car systems will be stored on AWS servers in India. It includes driving-related information, location data and video footage recorded by cameras fitted in the car. The company said ownership of this data, and control over it, will remain with JSW Motors.

Indian companies will have an important role in the overall technology system. JSW Motors has tied up with Tata Elxsi to build in the country the telematics control unit, which links the vehicle to the cloud platform. Tata Elxsi will thus develop the T-Box. Airtel will be responsible for providing network connectivity to the vehicles. This will make it possible to carry information from the vehicle's different systems to the cloud.

Today's connected cars collect information such as driving patterns, vehicle location and movements inside the cabin. The security of this information has therefore become a key issue for automobile companies. JSW Motors said the data will be managed in line with the company's security policies as well as the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.

The company's first passenger car will be made at its manufacturing plant in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra. The connected car platform will be an important part of the technology architecture of this first car, meaning this connected car technology will be used in it. This indicates that the company is focusing not just on car production but also on digital connectivity and data security.