Fujitsu has partnered with Global Mobility Service (GMS) to trial electric tricycles, a three-wheel taxi, in the Philippines.
Fujitsu said that the collaboration with GMS will accelerate use of electric tricycles in the Philippines thereby contributing to an improved environment.
The companies intend to expand the service to other countries in Southeast Asia and China to cater to the estimated increase in demand for electric vehicles.
Fujitsu and GMS plan to conduct a field trial of additional services in Manila later this year, and will integrate GMS platform to the FUJITSU Intelligent Society Solution SPATIOWL.
The new services will allow estimating available driving range; show the routes to charging stations, and routes that consume least power.
These functions will be added to the service planned for launch in the second quarter with plans to put into operation in fiscal 2016.
From September 2014 to January 2015, GMS has trialled in Manila electric tricycles equipped with sensing technologies and ICT such as remote vehicle-control systems, fare-authentication systems, and anti-theft systems.
Image: An electric tricycle in the Philippines. Photo: courtesy of Fujitsu Limited.
