Month: July 2017
ESCRYPT, a leading provider of embedded security solutions for Internet of Things, has joined OmniAir Consortium.
ESCRYPT is a specialist in elliptic curve cryptography. The company creates cryptographic software development tools (mSecure), a compatible managed certificate service (mCA), and a security protocol for secure V2X communication.
“We are delighted to have ESCRYPT as part of OmniAir,” said Jason Conley, Executive Director for OmniAir. “Escrypt’s deep expertise in automotive cybersecurity and their strong reputation in the connected vehicle space will further strengthen OmniAir’s V2X device certification programs.”
ESCRYPT is a pioneer and one of today’s leading solution providers for embedded IT security. At five German locations and in branch offices in the United Kingdom, Sweden, the United States, China, Korea, and Japan, the company’s experts are concentrating on current data security issues, such as secure M2M communication, IT security in the internet of things, securing e-business models, and automotive security.
The security products and solutions we are developing to tackle these issues are valued around the world. They are tailored especially to the requirements of embedded systems and relevant IT infrastructure and have proven themselves millions of times over in automotive production.
ESCRYPT is a wholly owned subsidiary of ETAS GmbH and a Robert Bosch GmbH company.
OmniAir Consortium is the leading industry association promoting interoperability and certification in ITS, tolling, IoT technologies and connected vehicles. OmniAir’s membership includes public agencies, private companies, research institutions, and independent test labs. Learn more about OmniAir at www.omniair.org.
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OmniAir is proud to announce our newest member Veniam, which has developed a platform to move terabytes of data between vehicles and the cloud.
Veniam’s core business is focused on creating mesh networks of connected vehicles capable of transmitting and receiving massive amounts of data, utilizing a multi-network approach (4G LTE, DSRC, Wi-Fi, and V2X Multi-Hop), smart local data management and low-latency applications.
Over the last four years, Veniam deployed and is operating mesh networks of connected vehicles in Porto, Singapore, and New York.
Their work has expanded coverage and created a more dependable wireless network that gathers data for a myriad of smart city applications.
“The ability to seamlessly connect and transmit data between vehicles, infrastructure, and pedestrians is the key component to ensure public and government support of fully autonomous vehicles on our roads, said Jason Conley, Executive Director for OmniAir Consortium. “We are excited to partner with firms like Veniam whose approach supports enhanced public safety benefits and smart city initiatives while balancing the needs of the free market to monetize the technology by running their systems over a more robust and reliable network.”
Autonomous vehicles are coming much faster than anyone imagined. BMW announced it will debut a fully autonomous car in 2021, while Tesla says they will do the same by the end of 2017. These vehicles will be incredibly data hungry, consuming up to 4,000 GBs per day. One thing is clear: the current mobile internet infrastructure is not ready for this new and impending data tsunami.
Veniam combines the deployment of very low-latency and high-speed connectivity and smart city services in a new “Internet of moving things” concept. Through this service, connected urban vehicle fleets become agents of a meshed connected network deployed in real time across cities, extending Internet access and enabling the collection and real-time analysis of environmental data from connected sensors. Orange Digital Ventures, alongside Verizon Ventures and Cisco, participated in a 25 million-dollar fund raising round, thanks to which Veniam will be able to expand its vision worldwide, after leading the implementation of the first mesh networks of connected vehicles in Porto, Singapore and New York.
OmniAir Consortium is the leading industry association promoting interoperability and certification in ITS, tolling, IoT technologies and connected vehicles. OmniAir’s membership includes public agencies, private companies, research institutions, and independent test labs. Learn more about OmniAir at www.omniair.org.
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July 3, 2017 7:51PM
Connected and Automated Vehicles Take Center Stage in Washington
On June 27, Congress held yet another hearing examining the federal government’s role in regulating automated vehicles. The U.S. House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Subcommittee hearing examined potential hurdles to widespread deployment of Highly Automated Vehicles (HAV), with attention focused on addressing the current patchwork of state laws governing automated vehicles.
Committee members on both sides of the aisle acknowledged potential safety benefits of automated vehicles. Democrats, however, cautioned about the need move cautiously in preempting state legislation. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 22 states already have legislation or Executive Orders on the books related to the operation of automated vehicles.
Witnesses from the Global Automakers and Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers emphasized the need to clarify the role of federal vs. state policy and to expand Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) exemptions, under the Safety Act.
House Republicans introduced a package of 14 bills intended to guide the deployment automated vehicles. The legislative package attempts to clarify appropriate federal and state roles in regulating automated vehicles while easing federal regulatory burdens. A section-by-section summary of each bill is available in the House Republican’s hearing briefing memo, starting on p. 7.
The following day, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) jointly hosted a workshop on Connected Cars, which examined key policy issues raised by V2X technologies, including data ownership, cybersecurity, and privacy.
FTC Acting Chairman Maureen Ohlhausen opened by remarking that, just like automobiles did 125 years ago, “that connected car technology could revolutionize the world again.” The Chair outlined the FTC’s expected role, including consumer education on privacy and data security issues, as well as the use of the Commission’s civil enforcement authority, where necessary, under section 5 of the FTC Act against manufacturers of connected devices, including cars.
Panels of experts delved into a series of thorny policy issues, such as data ownership rights. Still unresolved are issues of data ownership and use, addressing cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and examining privacy issues. Panelists discussed ongoing government and industry efforts to address these issues, including through the Auto-ISAC as well as the USDOT’s Connected Vehicle programs.
Several panelists, including Booz Allen Hamilton’s Dr. Christopher Hill, remarked on the fact that DSRC-based V2X systems benefit from a mature and well-established privacy and security features, including privacy-by-design and a robust PKI system.