Wejo is partnering with Microsoft to build
cloud infrastructure to deliver near real-time vehicle data and
significantly enhanced predictive analytics
Wejo (the “Company”), a global leader in connected vehicle data,
today reported additional progress in its strategic partnership
with Microsoft in which Wejo’s robust suite of data assets are
being built on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform, enabling near
real-time data exchange and the ability to deliver a range of new
solutions to the broader mobility sector. The partners demonstrated
this progress in a video released today.
Wejo has to date ingested 12 trillion of data points from nearly
12 million connected vehicles, including information on locations,
road conditions, and weather, which
are now combined with the data security, privacy and scalability of
Azure. As the volume of Wejo’s data continually grows, Azure AI
capabilities enhance predictability such as helping to reduce road
traffic accidents through near real-time data modelling. The
growing library of data generated by Wejo across the U.S. and
Europe can be leveraged across a broad array of use cases across
the mobility, automotive and mapping sectors. The cloud-based
infrastructure on which this collaboration is based has become more
crucial as OEMs increasingly rely on data insights harnessed from
individual vehicles.
“The strategic partnership between Wejo and Microsoft continues
to produce unique technical and commercial benefits for the broader
mobility sector,” said David Burns, CTO, Wejo. “The Microsoft Azure
gives Wejo’s extensive data and growing library of data assets the
power and scalability to enable customers to make better business
decisions, provide differentiated experiences, find new revenue
streams and drive future innovation across the broader mapping and
automotive sectors.”
“Wejo is ideally positioned to address the automotive industry’s
growing mobility data problem through its OEM relationships and
growing library of data assets,” said Sanjay Ravi, General Manager
of Automotive, Mobility and Transportation Industries at Microsoft.
“With Wejo’s data on Azure, together we can deliver at scale the
solutions that the industry, individual vehicle users and everyone
involved in the mobility and transportation ecosystem have long
needed.”
Richard Barlow, Founder & CEO of Wejo, continued: “The fact
that Wejo now ingests over 17 billion data points a day, every 1-3
seconds, from 11.9 million vehicles on Wejo’s platform, is
unlocking real value for the challenges such as interaction between
driven and driverless vehicles. Wejo’s ability to show the trends
in electric vehicle usage – and the lack of infrastructure in
cities to accelerate the adoption of low emission vehicles – is
data for good in action.”
In addition to its partnership with Microsoft, which is a
strategic investor in Wejo, the Company also has partnered with
Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) to power the leading connected
vehicle data platform; Sompo Holdings (TYO: 8630) to bring the
power of connected vehicle data to the APAC region; and General
Motors (NYSE: GM). Additionally, Wejo also has business
relationships with 17 automotive OEMs and Tier 1s. Wejo has agreed
to a business combination with Virtuoso Acquisition Corp.
(NASDAQ:VOSO); when completed, Wejo will become a public
company.
About Wejo
Wejo is a global leader in connected vehicle data,
revolutionizing the way we live, work and travel by transforming
and interpreting real-time vehicle data. The company enables
smarter mobility by organizing 12 trillion data points from
approximately 12 million vehicles and more than 59 billion journeys
globally, across multiple brands, makes and models, and then
standardizing and enhancing those streams of data on a vast scale.
Wejo partners with ethical, like-minded companies and organizations
to turn that data into insights that unlock value for consumers.
With the most comprehensive and trusted data, underpinned by
leadership in data privacy, Wejo is creating a smarter, safer, more
sustainable world for all. Founded in 2014, Wejo employs more than
250 people and has offices in Manchester in the UK and in regions
where Wejo does business around the world. For more information,
visit: www.wejo.com.
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otherwise cause the transaction to fail to close; (v) the impact of
the COVID-19 pandemic on Wejo’s business and/or the ability of the
parties to complete the proposed business combination; (vi) the
inability to obtain or maintain the listing of the Company’s common
shares on the Nasdaq Stock Market following the proposed business
combination; (vii) the risk that the proposed business combination
disrupts current plans and operations as a result of the
announcement and consummation of the proposed business combination;
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proposed business combination, which may be affected by, among
other things, competition, the ability of Wejo to grow and manage
growth profitably, and retain its key employees; (ix) costs related
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or the Company may be adversely affected by other economic,
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filings with the SEC and is contained in the Company’s preliminary
Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), which was
filed on July 16, 2021 (as amended on September 7, 2021, October 1,
2021, October 7, 2021 and October 18, 2021), and thereafter
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Company with the SEC on July 16, 2021 (as amended on September 7,
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was thereafter declared effective on October 22, 2021. The Form S-4
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