Irdeto opens C/AV office in Michigan to boost OEM collaboration
Irdeto has opened an office in Pontiac, Michigan, to encourage collaboration with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), automotive suppliers and fleet operators on improving security for connected and autonomous vehicles (C/AVs). Niels Haverkorn, general manager, connected transport, Irdeto, says: “The key challenge is to identify a comprehensive security solution that is able to protect the vehicle itself and safely implement innovative business models.” The move follows a previous initiative where
October 15, 2018
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8672 Irdeto has opened an office in Pontiac, Michigan, to encourage collaboration with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), automotive suppliers and fleet operators on improving security for connected and autonomous vehicles (C/AVs).
Niels Haverkorn, general manager, connected transport, Irdeto, says: “The key challenge is to identify a comprehensive security solution that is able to protect the vehicle itself and safely implement innovative business models.”
The move follows a previous %$Linker: 2Internal<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary />4356120link-external initiativeITS International article linkfalse/categories/utc/news/saferide-and-irdeto-partner-on-cybersecurity-for-c-avs/falsefalse%> where Irdeto partnered with SafeRide Technologies to launch a solution to help OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers protect C/AVs.
The Vsentry device combines network security with software security to detect anomalies and respond to attacks. It is also expected to offer protection from zero-day threats which exploit an unknown computer security vulnerability.
ReachNow has scrapped its car-rental services in Seattle and Portland following a corporate “realignment”, says The Seattle Times.
ReachNow offered rentals for BMWs and Mini Coopers and launched a ride-hailing service last year.
In May, the company announced to some of its customers that it was shutting down its ride-hailing service, saying that its third-party vendor could no longer support their business.
Last November, ReachNow - a BMW subsidiary - integrated car-sharing and ride-hailing int
The Government of Japan is to install 5G wireless communications base stations on traffic signals nationwide by 2025.
A report by The Japan News says the project is expected to reduce costs for telecommunications service providers.
As part of the project, traffic signals will be equipped with devices to measure the amount of traffic. The information sent from the stations to the vehicles is expected to support autonomous driving.
Japan is not the only company looking to harness the potential of 5G. In F
Drive.ai is using self-driving vans to carry passengers on a near two-mile route in Frisco, Texas. According to a report by CBS News, the company is the first to launch such a test since an Uber vehicle driving in autonomous mode killed a pedestrian in Arizona.
These vans will operate over the next six months, with a safety driver on board, and will travel between an office park and a nearby dining area and entertainment complex.
Conway Chen, vice president at Drive.ai, says the service has been desi
ITS Australia has appointed Professor Majid Sarvi from the University of Melbourne to its board of directors.
Sarvi, the founder of transport technology programme AIMES, is the first academic to join the board.
AIMES (Australian Integrated Multimodal EcoSystem) includes the university’s live test bed on Melbourne’s streets, and has close links with Michigan Department of Transportation.
Sarvi described it as a “great honour to be elected by my peers in the ITS industry and to have the opportunity t