A look back at the eSync Alliance in 2023 and forward to CES 2024
As the festive celebrations begin and many of us start to look forward to a well-earned break, it’s important to take some time to reflect on the year that has just been. For the eSync Alliance, 2023 has been a year of exceptional growth. Membership has grown by its highest rate since its inception five […]
Automakers Tackle Growing Regulation
In my previous newsletter introductions, I’ve discussed the virtues of an industry standard. Wi-Fi, 5G, USB – in today’s connected world, it’s becoming increasingly hard to remember a time without them. But for the development community, standards mean much more than just convenience. Regulation has been and will continue to be, a major factor in […]
Why Standardization is the Key to Auto OTA Development
As I was sitting in a coffee shop the other day, sipping my coffee and checking the latest PGA leaderboard on my phone, I glanced up and looked around. To my right, there was a guy streaming a show on Netflix, to my left a woman was on a video call, and just ahead of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
