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SafeRide joins Genivi Alliance to strengthen C/AV security

Israel-based cybersecurity firm SafeRide Technologies has joined the Genivi Alliance in a bid to secure connected and autonomous vehicles (C/AVs) from hacking threats. Genivi is a non-profit alliance focused on delivering open source, in-vehicle infotainment and connected software. Hilik Stein, chief technology officer at SafeRide, says the Vsentry cybersecurity software will be available on the Genivi development platform.
December 6, 2018 Read time: 1 min

Israel-based cybersecurity firm SafeRide Technologies has joined the 6802 Genivi Alliance in a bid to secure connected and autonomous vehicles (C/AVs) from hacking threats.

Genivi is a non-profit alliance focused on delivering open source, in-vehicle infotainment and connected software.

Hilik Stein, chief technology officer at SafeRide, says the Vsentry cybersecurity software will be available on the Genivi development platform.

This platform allows users to develop and test in-vehicle infotainment systems and connected vehicle solutions.  

The company plans to further develop the solution.

In June, SafeRide and security firm %$Linker: 2 External <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary /> 0 0 0 link-external Irdeto false http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/utc/news/saferide-and-irdeto-partner-on-cybersecurity-for-c-avs/ false false%> joined forces to help original equipment manufacturers and Tier 1 suppliers protect C/AVs.

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