CLIENT SUCCESS STORY
From Zero Connectivity to a Full Embedded and Cloud Platform - ready in under a year
How an off-road electric motorcycle OEM, went from no connectivity capability to a live vehicle platform covering hardware, embedded firmware, production-line tooling, and fleet management — without building a single internal engineering team to do it.
THE CLIENT
Client: European EV Motorcycle Manufacturer
Sector: Off-road electric motorcycles
Region: Europe (EU)
SOLUTION: Embedded · Production tooling · Cloud platform
<12 mo
KICK-OFF TO PRODUCTION
10+ yrs
IN ACTIVE PRODUCTION
100%
STACK OWNED
1
PARTNER, FULL-STACK
Executive
Summary
OEM european needed a complete connectivity stack — hardware, embedded software and cloud — without the time or the internal capacity to build it. The window to market was narrow. Standing up three separate suppliers was not viable.
OTCEngineering extended its own connectivity platform — originally developed and validated in a large OEM programme — to fit EV manufacture's product and operational context. The result: a BLE-enabled TCU, an end-of-line validation and unit registration system, and a cloud fleet management platform. All delivered as a coherent system. All live in under twelve months.
OTCEngineering extended its own connectivity platform — originally developed and validated in a large OEM programme — to fit EV manufacture's product and operational context. The result: a BLE-enabled TCU, an end-of-line validation and unit registration system, and a cloud fleet management platform. All delivered as a coherent system. All live in under twelve months.
No internal connectivity team — and no time to build one
Sourcing and coordinating separate vendors for hardware, embedded and cloud would have taken longer than OEM's entire delivery window — and left integration risk with no single owner.
THE CHALLENGE
Full-stack connectivity
with no internal capacity
The EV OEM needed a partner who could own the entire connectivity scope: the on-board hardware unit, the embedded firmware, production-line tooling, and the cloud backend for fleet management — without fragmenting responsibility across vendors.
No embedded connectivity expertise
OEM's engineering team was focused on vehicle performance and mechanics. Wireless protocols, TCU firmware and cloud integration were outside their core capability — and there was no bandwidth to hire for them.
The Challenge
Delivering a full connectivity stack — hardware, embedded and cloud — without a single internal engineer capable of owning any layer of it.
OUR SOLUTION
Acting as Their External
Connectivity Engineering Team
OTCEngineering brought its connectivity platform — already proven in a large-scale OEM deployment — and extended it to fit client's product and operational requirements. One team, full-stack ownership, from hardware selection to cloud operations.
Generic TCU hardware
A production-ready hardware unit with BLE connectivity, selected and qualified for Electric Motion's platform constraints.
Production line tooling
End-of-line validation and unit registration system enabling per-unit traceability from the factory floor.
Embedded firmware
Full embedded development for the TCU — stable wireless communication between vehicle and platform from day one.
Cloud fleet platform
Monitoring and incident management platform for the full deployed fleet, operated by Electric Motion's team.
Project Map
Visualization of the connectivity stack bridging the motorcycle dashboard and the rider's Android/iOS app over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
IMPACT & RESULTS
Value delivered across the organization
EXECUTIVE & BUSINESS
Faster time to market
Live connectivity platform in under twelve months — without hiring or expanding the internal team.
Platform architecture ready to evolve as product roadmap demands.
Technical & Operations
Proven platform extended
Validated OEM architecture adapted to context, reducing technical risk from day one.
Over two years in production without architectural rework.
Purchasing & Quality
Factory traceability
End-of-line tooling enables per-unit registration and validation at the point of manufacture.
Predictable scope and delivery through a defined SOW.
Strategic
Platform ready to grow
BLE foundation designed for extension — GPS and cellular capabilities ready to integrate when the roadmap demands.
Single partner accountability eliminates integration risk.
"OTC didn't just hand us a library — they sat between teams that speak different technical languages and made sure we'd reach integration without surprises. That's exactly what we needed."
CEO
Motorcycle OEM
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