eSync Alliance – Join the movement toward whole car OTA updates and data gathering
We recently featured an article on Embedded Computing Design on the importance of working together to solve the problem of whole car updates. We are seeing an increased rise in software recalls in every part of the vehicle, this is why at the eSync Alliance we are focused on data gathering and updates for every device in […]
eSync Alliance Names New Board and Election of Officers
The eSync Alliance to proud to announce the 2018/2019 Board of Directors Cameron Hosner (Alpine), Shrikant Acharya (Excelfore), Steffen Herz (Hella), Mike Gardner (Molex), Franck Lebroussart (ZF) Furthermore the following are elected as 2018/2019 officers: Shrikant Acharya (Excelfore), Chairman/President Franck Lesbroussart (ZF), Vice President Cameron Hosner (Alpine), Treasurer Mike Gardner (Molex), Secretary Rick Kreifeldt […]
HELLA joins eSync Alliance
Global automotive supplier takes active role in industry initiative for multi-company Over-the-Air platform SILICON VALLEY, Calif., May 23, 2018 — The eSync Alliance announces that HELLA has become its latest member, joining existing Alliance members to build an industry wide bi-directional pipeline to electronic devices in the automotive market. The eSync Alliance is a multi-company initiative for […]
eSync Alliance welcomes ZF as latest member
Industry-leading Tier 1 supplier joins global initiative for Over-the-Air connected vehicle technology FREMONT, Calif., April 26, 2018 — The eSync Alliance announces that ZF has joined as its latest member. The eSync Alliance is an industry initiative for driving multi-company Over-the-Air (OTA) update and diagnostic data solutions in the automotive electronics space, potentially saving the industry […]
Autonomous Vehicles Still Have a Lot to Learn
According to the US CDC, motor vehicles are the leading cause of death for US teens. When you break it down per mile driven, teen drivers 16-19 are three times more likely than older drivers to die in a crash. It is worse for males (two time more likely to die than females) and worse […]
Improved Vehicle Design Through OTA
Tesla is a losing enterprise that won’t last – Bob Lutz Tesla again tops owner satisfaction surveys – Consumer reports. Bob Lutz made news several months ago with his bold prediction that Tesla would go out of business before 2019 because it couldn’t buy batteries cheaper than GM. Meanwhile Consumer Reports in December 2017 […]
Warranty Savings Through OTA
Recent reporting from Warranty Week noted that after more than a decade of gradual decline the automotive industry in the US has for the past several years seen a steady increase in overall warranty expenses. Digging into the numbers,CX3 Marketing has been tracking the rise of software-related recalls in the US. According to Andy Gryc, […]
eSync Alliance – A Call to Collaborate
We are facing a real turning point in the automotive industry. Software is taking over every part of the vehicle and software recalls are increasing dramatically. Vehicles are being connected to the Internet at a double-digit growth rate, and car hacking and security breaches are getting more not less common. The industry is rushing […]
