Suzuki, Subaru, Daihatsu, Toyota and Mazda announced they are standardizing how vehicles communicate with the cloud.

We welcome the news that five major Japanese automakers are working together on communications to connected cars. Suzuki, Subaru, Daihatsu, Toyota, and Mazda announced they’re standardizing how vehicles communicate with the cloud, to improve safety and make connected services better. This shows that these big players have recognized that they should focus on the value […]
Mike Gardner interviews Steffen Herz, HELLA, Head of the Technical Working Group on the eSync specification V2.0

The first version of the eSync OTA specification was initially developed by the five founding members of the alliance, AlpsAlpine, Excelfore, HELLA, Molex, and ZF. Following its release, interest and membership in the alliance and its mission increased substantially. Just a year later, we are launching Version 2.0 with extended features and functions, and I […]
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.
JOYNEXT Joins the eSync™ Alliance

– Tier 1 supplier for automotive industry participates in defining future OTA standard
– Achieving superior technical solutions through industry cooperation
Mike Gardner takes over the helm of the eSync Alliance

Interview with Mike Gardner, the new Executive Director of the eSync Alliance.
Improved Systems Design Through OTA

It is time for the industry to embrace a holistic approach to system design where you use data gathering and OTA to improve the system in the field based on real performance data.
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, […]