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Wyless enable Pilotfish Networks to implement a car sharing system in the French city of Narbonne

Gothenburg, 25th September 2007

The community management of Narbonne, France, chooses the Swedish company Pilotfish Networks as main supplier of a complete car sharing system.

During 2007 Pilotfish launched the concept MIVEO™, a technical platform that makes a vehicle “go wireless” and automatically communicates valuable information on its own status. The system currently includes the following services; alarm, positioning, alcolock, Intelligent Speed Adaptation, drivers log, car sharing and it has unique built in remote administration of the vehicles software.

“This is a milestone for us in many ways”, says Per Lanevik, Managing Director, Pilotfish Fleet. “Narbonne is our first international customer for car sharing. With the environmental issues we are faced with today, more cities will implement these kinds of applications, and follow the examples set by Narbonne”.

Pilotfish will not only offer Narbonne the concept MIVEO™ and technical solution for the car sharing system. It will also support the city in the development of the infrastructure needed for the car sharing system. Michel Moynier, known as the leader in France for city development, was looking for sustainable transport solutions for Narbonne. “Some go to holy health resorts, I went to Gothenburg in Sweden where I got a revelation regarding sustainable development and met Pilotfish” states Michel Moynier, mayor of Narbonne.

The project is carried out in close collaboration with Comox/Veolia, one of Europe’s largest operators within public transport. The partnership is a great foundation and start for a larger collaboration. Xavier D´Hour, Operation Manager at Comox state; “Comox, a subsidiary of Veolia Transport, has chosen Pilotfish solution since it exactly corresponds to the technical specification by the city. But it is mainly the Pilotfish experience and the development possibilities of the MIVEO™ platform that convinced Comox to choose a Swedish supplier, no matter distance and language barriers. Access to the car, not only with smartcard, but also by using a mobile phone was an important argument for Comox’ choice and it is a premier in France to use mobile phones for car sharing.”

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ABOUT PILOTFISH; Pilotfish Networks is Europe’s leading supplier of sustainable fleet systems. Pilotfish customers typically make the usage of the vehicle fleets more sustainable and effective with applications such as car sharing, fuel saving, alcolock, remote administration and logging functionalities.

For more information:
Per Lanevik, Managing Director, Pilotfish Fleet [subsidiary of Pilotfish Networks]
Tel +46733-71 21 25