Welcome to the Era of the Software Defined Recall

Imagine, as you’re reading this, a notification appears on your cell phone to tell you it’s time to perform a software update. Instead of pressing a button to perform the update, you get in your car, drive down to the store you bought the phone from, and ask the assistant to perform the update for […]
CityQ and Luxoft Join eSync Alliance

eSync technology has been developed specifically to fit in to existing vehicle architectures, offering a secure and uniform pipeline to communicate with edge devices throughout the vehicle…. Members and non-members … will discuss the benefits of standardization in Automotive OTA technology.
Helping Automakers Secure the Software-Defined Vehicle

Silicon Valley, CA, March 28, 2023 – The eSync Alliance, a global network of co-operating suppliers established to build a high-confidence, multivendor path for end-to-end secure over-the-air (OTA) updates and data services, announced that GuardKnox has joined the Alliance. There are genuine challenges to creating a software defined vehicle – a vehicle that manages its […]
Strategy Analytics and the eSync Alliance present a webinar: The Value of Standardization in Automotive Over-the-Air Updating and Data Gathering
eSync technology has been developed specifically to fit in to existing vehicle architectures, offering a secure and uniform pipeline to communicate with edge devices throughout the vehicle…. Members and non-members … will discuss the benefits of standardization in Automotive OTA technology.
GuardKnox Joins eSync Alliance

GuardKnox addresses automotive complexity with a Service-Oriented Architecture Framework that addresses the complexities of the network. Welcome, GuardKnox!
Automakers lose $900 million in recalls due to inadequate OTA update capability

Imagine, as you’re reading this, a notification appears on your cell phone to tell you it’s time to perform a software update. Instead of pressing a button to perform the update, you get in your car, drive down to the store you bought the phone from, and ask the assistant to perform the update for […]
Automakers lose $900 million in recalls

3 million vehicles estimated to have been recalled for software-related issues in 2021, eSync Alliance calls on auto makers to accelerate OTA update deployment.
CES a strong start for eSync Alliance 2023

We have long said that the watershed moment for the eSync Alliance would be when an OEM asks its suppliers to be eSync compliant. We were delighted to discover that, at CES, these discussions were taking place.
Cybersecurity is Gaining Industry Focus

The automotive industry is waking up to the significance of cybersecurity, as the vehicle transforms toward a software-defined architecture. This point has been highlighted well by the recent NHTSA Briefing and release of a new version of its voluntary industry guidance document, “Cybersecurity Best Practices for the Safety of Modern Vehicles (2022)“. The document highlights […]
Tesla Proves the Value of OTA for Every ECU

If you think that OTA is an issue for headunits and infotainment systems … here is a quarter-Billion dollars’ worth of tuition that you do not need to pay, to get educated on the real issue: OTA should reach EVERY programmable device in your vehicle!