PSA Group plans to develop a secure telematics system in a new partnership with Chinese telecom company Huawei Technologies.

The new services will include remote vehicle diagnostics, over-the-air software updates and car-sharing capabilities. The first services will be rolled out next year in Europe and China.

"Our partnership with Huawei is about connected vehicle development platforms," PSA engineering chief Gilles Le Borgne said at a mobility-themed event on Tuesday.

Other services planned under the partnership include remote battery charging, pre-heating, traffic information, navigation and customized on-board services such as personal assistant solutions.

The platform is called the Connected Vehicle Modular Platform.

It will ensure that "all digital interactions between the car and the cloud are managed securely while at the same time guaranteeing data integrity, authenticity and confidentiality," PSA said in a statement.