Security

8th January 2016

Exploring whether cybersecurity winds are set fair for over-the-air updates

Last year, cybersecurity was thrust into the spotlight when two major hacks exposed key weaknesses for automakers. The first was Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), who famously fell victim to...

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8th January 2016

There’s no time to lose in locking hackers out of connected cars

“Your car is a giant computer – and it can be hacked,” blared the headline on CNN’s web site. That feels like lurid, sensationalistic sound-bite; surely in this advanced...

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20th February 2015

Weekly Brief: U.S. Senators drive legislation for automotive cyber security

In this week’s Brief: BMW, OnStar, U.S. Senator Ed Markey, NHTSA, FTC, Volvo, Google, Audi, Chicago Auto Show, Acura, Apple, Toyota, Oculus, Goodyear and Ford. If you’ve tuned out...

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6th February 2015

Weekly Brief: BMW responds as 2 million of its cars shown vulnerable to hacking

In this week’s Brief: BMW, German Automobile Association, Octo Telematics, SAS, Volkswagen, RAC Limited, OnStar, Apple, ELEKS, Tesla, President Obama, U.S. Congress, Baron Services, Earth Networks and WeatherBug.  ...

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OEM Spotlight

19th May 2023

Toyota says Not Enough Resources for BEV as Dominant Powertrain

The world cannot rely on battery electric vehicles (BEVs) as the main powertrain option for transportation because there simply are not enough...
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