Savannah, Georgia, August 14, 2019 - Whelen today introduced The Whelen Cloud Platform, which delivers a multitude of capabilities for fleet management and safety. Using the Vehicle Safety Gateway™ (VSG™), it bridges connectivity into next-generation analytics and software and firmware updates, all while helping first responders make life-saving decisions through telemetric and GPS-based data.
“The Whelen Cloud Platform introduces powerful new features to fleet managers,” said George W Whelen V, Whelen’s president and CEO. “Firmware and vehicle configurations can be pushed to multiple vehicles instantly, the live map provides real-time information and analytics, and syncing vehicle lights and tones has never been easier.”
Vehicle Safety Gateway
The VSG provides over-the-air firmware and configuration updates from the Whelen Cloud Platform to WeCanX™ devices. The VSG communicates to the Whelen Cloud using its own SIM card and antenna.
Inputs
o 8 logic inputs
o 1 CANport™
o GPS location (integrated within the cellular modem)
o CenCom Core™ system inputs (via ethernet)
Improve first responder safety and easily manage your fleet and Whelen devices:
User Accounts: Easily create multiple Whelen Cloud Platform user profiles and manage user roles and access.
Fleet Vehicle Registry: Add, modify, view, and organize all of your vehicles from an easy to use dashboard.
Whelen Device Registry: Manage a complete list of Whelen devices installed in your vehicles. Track product status, health, usage, and warranty information.
The Whelen Cloud Live Map: Provides real-time information and analytics to accurately pinpoint where fleet vehicles are located, creating faster response times and advanced situational awareness.
Firmware OTA: Easily manage your Whelen firmware over-the-air. Quickly push firmware updates to your entire fleet and receive update notifications instantly.
Configuration OTA: Efficiently upload and push configurations to multiple vehicles over-the-air without a USB cable. Configurations are managed in your Configuration Library
Vehicle-to-Vehicle Sync: Automatically synchronize lights and tones on vehicles within close proximity to aid approaching motorists
The Whelen Cloud Platform Mobile App: Fleet management is made easy with the Whelen Cloud Platform mobile app. Quickly register Whelen hardware and fleet vehicles right from your smartphone.
Security
Whelen takes your privacy and security seriously.
The Whelen Cloud Platform is designed to protect your privacy and is built with the most powerful security technologies. All of your content - like your vehicle registries, Live Map data, and configuration library - is protected. We employ strict policies to protect your information.
We partnered with and built upon the AWS infrastructure, including their security model. We participated in an independent third-party security audit and verification of our edge-to-edge network, including our hardware. The VSG™ is secured at the hardware level for a significant gain in IoT device security.
Users will soon be able to access the following features:
Geofencing: Utilize set geographic boundaries to trigger automated functions that can help keep first responders and motorists safe. Program lights and tones to change automatically as a vehicle approaches an intersection until it reaches a safe location.
Collision Avoidance: Help prevent incidents by delivering real-time alerts to emergency vehicles responding to a scene.
Public Alerts: Notify local drivers of stopped or approaching emergency vehicles with real-time updates, reducing response time and helping keep drivers and emergency responders safe.
Analytics and Reporting: Easily store, gather, and visualize your vehicle and fleet statistics to generate custom reports.
About Whelen Engineering
Whelen revolutionized emergency warning technology with the invention of the first rotating “anti-collision” beacon in 1952. Today, Whelen continues to push the boundaries of innovation with reliable and powerful lights, sirens, control systems, and software. Whelen encompasses two state-of-the-art facilities in Connecticut and New Hampshire, with over 750,000 square feet of engineering and manufacturing space. Whelen’s 1,500 employees are committed to creating products that enhance first responder and civilian safety the way only Whelen can. With quality as our foundation, we celebrate innovative engineering in every product we produce.
