JSW Motors plans to host connected-car data in India with AWS

JSW Motors says its connected-car platform will be hosted in India on Amazon Web Services. The company says it will retain ownership and control of platform data, which can include driving information, vehicle location and footage from in-car cameras. The system is being prepared for the company’s first passenger vehicle, due to be manufactured in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra.

Who does what in the connected-car platform?

• JSW Motors says it will own and control the data generated and stored through the platform.
• Tata Elxsi is helping localise the telematics control unit, or T-Box, which connects the vehicle to the cloud.
• Airtel will provide the mobile network connection.
• AWS will provide the cloud infrastructure hosted in India.

What India hosting tells drivers about their data

The hosting announcement answers where the platform infrastructure will be based. Owners still need to know what the vehicle uploads and when. For example, footage may be stored locally in a vehicle or sent to a cloud service, depending on how a camera system is configured. JSW Motors has identified camera footage as a data type, but it has yet to say which recordings would be uploaded or how long they would be kept.

Location is another practical example. A service that helps owners find a parked car might only need a recent position. A journey-history feature can require more detailed records. The published plan does not specify the location settings or whether owners will be able to switch different connected features off individually.

What to check when the first car goes on sale

Look for the vehicle’s data notice and connected-services settings. They should explain which features are optional, who can access vehicle or camera records, how to request deletion, and what happens to account and location history when a car is sold. Those details will tell owners how the India-hosted platform works in practice.