Recalls By the Numbers
Last month Toyota was unfortunately forced to recall 2.43M hybrids around the world for a stalling issue caused by a software error. The vehicles don’t correctly detect drivetrain issues and can stall without warning at high speeds instead of entering a failsafe ‘limp home’ mode. Over 800K of these vehicles are in the US. What […]
eSync Alliance featured in EE Times
The eSync Alliance and Excelfore were interviewed for this EE Times article on OTA and development. “The eSync Alliance wants to be the hub for different ECU companies, OTA platform vendors and other Tier Ones to come together and hash out APIs for the whole automotive industry.” “The advantage of a standard API for OTA […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
