There have been new cyber security initiatives for the automotive industry with an alphabet soup of acronyms, standards, algorithms and protocols. ASDL comes from SBD and NCC Group while IPS based on DPI comes from the Argus Cyber Consulting. ECUSHIELD (pronounced E.C.U. shield) from TowerSec offers intrusion protection (IPS) and firewalls.
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The Connected Car News – Everything you need to know about how to connect your smartphone, iPhone, iPad, tablet or any other device to your car through Wi-Fi, Bluetooh, Ligtning connectors, USB, HDMI, DLNA and other means. We cover trends of connected cars that almost drive themsleves
Rivet News Radio lands in connected Jaguars & Land Rovers: HearHere!
At the Paris Auto Show, HearHere Radio and Jaguar/Land Rover(JLR) announced that Rivet News Radio will be the first preferred service for JLR’s InControl Apps audio system.
The partnership is supported by tier-one system engineer Robert Bosch of Bosch Automotive Technology.
2 Million AT&T connected cars, 10M in 2017, adding Ford & Nissan?
AT&T released its first figures for its new connected car unit. In a filing for the Security Exchange Commission, AT&T reported that two million cars
NXP Vechicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) / (V2I) secure RoadLINK chips from Delphi with Wi-Fi
NXP Semiconductors announced its secure connected car V2X RoadLINK chips will be available for the first time from Delphi RoadLink for Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) communication using autograde Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11p). This would enable connected cars to have V2V and V2I features in use on roads in two years.
NXP chips with software from Cohda Wireless allows alerts to cars from cars and infrastructure. Infrastructure includes traffic lights, signage and municipal systems. Data is protected and hacker threats are thwarted by NXP’s V2X hardware security module.
Parrot Media Center connects all the car screens & devices with Wi-Fi and digital TV
Parrot, announced Media Center for automotive, based on research on digital TV, Ethernet AVB and Android. The main function of the system to broadcast video to all devices/screens.
AT&T Mojio carrier in USA: free service for first year
Mojio today announced that its connected car device will work via AT&T’s wireless network in the United States. It will work with Telus in Canada.
The Mojio connects to an onboard diagnostic port OBDII that is in most cars manufactured after 1996. Drivers with Mojio will be able to locate, monitor and diagnose their car from their iOS or Android smartphone. The data from the car will be delivered through AT&T’s network.
AT&T finds connected car car connections VIP
AT CTIA Super Mobility Week, AT&T and Ericsson announced key points from its connected car research proving that people want AT&T connections in their cars. The report alsos a very high awareness of connected car features. We have a call out to our AT&T contacts to track down the full report. In the meantime, here are the bullet points.
Panasonic connects connected cars & big data at ITS
Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America has exhibited and demonstrated a range of advanced technologies at ITS World Congress.
Panasonic Automotive showcased transportation systems and traffic management, that help create cleaner environment, comfort, safety, and community life. Panasonic showed technology for connected cars and big data solutions.
Centralized ICT RACE EV concept from Siemens
Siemens claims it has redesigned information and communications technology (ICT) for electric cars by controlling multiple vehicle systems on a central platform instead of every system having its own hardware and software.
Today, cars can have as many as 70 different control systems with thousands of subfunctions. The ICT system simplifies the interplay of the many assistance, safety, and infotainment systems.
GM committed to App Shop, CarPlay, Android Auto & MyLink
A Gigaom article confused connected car vehicles with an opportunity to create information superhighway news. he article titled “GM makes a U-Turn on connected car
UC Davis hosts NXP connected car security with V2V solar-powered Stella demo
UC Davis consults with the state of California on green car incentives and issues. After a seminar tomorrow at the university about security and connected cars with a demo of Stella, it may lead to California being the first state with solar powered family cars on the road.
NXP Semiconductors with UC Davis’ Institute of Transportation studies and E-Mobility Connection, will host an automobile security round table on Friday, September 19 at the UC Davis. They will talk about security concerns around connected vehicles and how some of today’s leading manufacturers and industry experts are overcoming these challenges. The first solar car Stella with V2X will be demoed.
CTIA AT&T connected car panel says people would switch carriers for connected cars
At
CTIA Mobility Week a week after AT&T announced it latest connected car platform, AT&T ‘s Ralp de la Vega along with a panel of AT&T connected car fans, discussed how important connected cars are to the Wireless industry.
de la Vega noted that Strategy Analytics estimates that nearly 10 million 4-wheeled smartphones in the form of connected cars will be on the road in a few years. He also reported that AT&T studies show people prefer a shared family data plan that lets them to share data for many devices, and customers want to be able to add their cars to their rate plans.