Embedded software developer Edison Interactive is collaborating with Canadian wireless network provider to bring its connected vehicle platform to market in Canada.

The launch will begin with Edison Interactive’s expansion of the Avis Budget Group (ABG) Travel Assistant product in Canada.

The Edison developed ABG Travel Assistant includes: Google Translate; international talk & text; detailed travel directions; local discounts and offers; games & entertainment; and streaming audio & video.

The Travel Assistant also includes a rental partner app marketplace, and a remote communication tool for rental car companies.

The device is currently available to car rental customers in Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver and at airport and local-market locations throughout the United States.

“Our customer experience platform is scaling globally with Fortune 500 companies in planes, trains, golf cars and automobiles,” said Edison’s CRO & Co-founder, Nick Stanitz-Harper. “By combining Edison’s next-generation customer experience platform with the addition of TELUS as our exclusive connectivity provider in Canada, it further cements our commitment to provide end-users with the fastest cellular network, unparalleled content and functional feature sets.”