Agri SIC

Agricultural machines are increasingly equipped with electronic devices such as displays and dashboards capable of visualizing the main operation parameters, as well as operating appliances connected to them. OEMs have been asking their Tier1 suppliers to provide systems capable of controlling such electronic devices, which have so far been working separately, or the ability to connect to operations centres in order to monitor vehicle features or appliances. This would dramatically reduce operating costs and down time during a dealer’s service. The demand for integrated vehicle platforms capable of managing simultaneous telematics services and complex as well as consistent graphics on different displays has grown. Such platforms require powerful operating systems, while offering users total data security and safety.

Thanks to the know-how acquired in recent years regarding the development of intelligent dashboards and displays for different OEMs, featuring graphics with fast dynamics and very high-performance processors, MTA is able to offer a complete “In-Vehicle” system with state-of-the-art specifications featuring an “intelligent” central unit. In order to provide this, MTA has recently signed an agreement with Elektrobit, a global supplier of embedded and connected software products and services for the automotive industry. The partnership between EB and MTA has so far led to the creation of a hardware platform featuring an Android operating system, which largely allows for the integration of custom applications, thus increasing the system’s full potential.