RFID Drives Autonomy for Automotive OEMs

Acceliot is at the forefront of guiding automotive manufacturers and ecosystem partners on their path(s) to “more” autonomous processes. We are seeing traction in four key areas:


Enhancing Quality Assurance and EOL Testing with Real-Time Visibility

Introducing finished vehicles into dealer networks with the highest throughput, cadence and quality was never easy. With the introduction of new electrified vehicles, autonomous driving features and sophisticated software-defined vehicle (SDV) platforms, end-of-line inspections and quality management programs continue to increase in complexity. New vehicles can move among dozens of electrical, leakage, exterior finish, seating, engine, drivetrain and dozens of new inspection stations at any given time, challenging quality leaders to ensure transparency, visibility, efficiency and optimal inventory levels.

Acceliot’s RFID-powered solutions ensure accurate tracking of vehicles as they move among parking spaces, inspection stations, buffer zones, storage lots and into finished vehicle logistics (FVL) staging. We introduced the concept of real-time locating systems with passive RFID economics and designed our platform with input from the world’s leading OEMs. Our intelligent software powers your production management software (PMS) and production planning and control systems (PPCS) with live data to energize your digital twin and Industry 4.0 transformations. Our expertise in systems integration, deployment support and mobile application development adds value to any of our customer engagements.

 

Optimizing Parts Distribution and Logistics Programs

With thousands of SKUs for OEM and supplier parts to manage, Acceliot technology allows you to elevate the performance of your parts supply value chain.  Every warehouse organization that ships and receives parts to support dealer service networks or just-in sequence (JIS) manufacturing facilities strives for accuracy, velocity and increasingly higher degrees of automation to maintain their advantages in a highly competitive market.

Our real-time locating system (RTLS) leverages best-in-class Acceliot high-density RFID readers, our innovative phased array antennas and a purpose-built software framework that delivers full control over the asset data collected from both supplier cages entering your facility and your own inventory of returnable transport items (RTIs). Our holistic hardware/software solution and application development expertise will eliminate many manual processes, enable faster registration of cages, optimal tracking of assets, inventory and containers, and accurate delivery of the right parts to the right service department. Our STARflex readers have been elevating RFID parts tracking programs and delighting distribution center managers for over a decade.   

 

Rethinking Lot Management and Intelligent Vehicle Tracking

Reducing manual processes, location errors, and search times were key market drivers that gave rise to the RFID-enabled automated processes commonly found at top-performing end-of-line (EOL) vehicle lots. With OEMs leading the charge for AI-informed data, digital twin and product-oriented delivery (POD) models — and a continuous recalibration of Industry 4.0 practices to absorb new technologies — standardized UHF RFID is now seen as one of the most mature technology layers in the manufacturing stack.

Acceliot’s suite of hardware and software has been developed to serve the evolving lot management requirements of today’s automotive OEMs and their ecosystem partners. We are introducing a lightweight middleware layer that can control and accurately filter tag data from our RFID readers and expand to address future IoT devices, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) tags, and passive RFID sensors.   

From solar-powered gates to advanced dock door systems to hybrid indoor/indoor tracking networks, our platform unites advanced RTLS capabilities with world-class support and integration services.

 

Accelerating IT Integration and Mobile Application Development

Acceliot’s comprehensive solution set leverages decades of RTLS innovation found in our STARflex family of high-density readers. With unequaled read performance and sensitivity, we’ve mastered the complexities of operating in metallic environments where tracked vehicles are commonly in motion, at rest, on metal lifts, in the vicinity of wireless test equipment and relocated among repair bays full of test carts, tools and other obstructions.

What makes us unique is our vehicle tracking knowledgebase, integration mindset and ability to produce mobile applications that exceed customer expectations and leverage the quality of collected data throughout the facility.

We’re in tune with the latest mobile reader hardware from top handheld vendors and can help your team build the perfect application for your use case.