2015 was a big year for the connected car, writes Martin Booth from SanDisk Industrial and Automotive Solutions. It was the year that the fabled car of the future made a giant leap from a concept towards something we can actually touch and feel, with various car manufacturers pushing the limits with a broad range of connectivity features and functionalities. With many of these vehicles featuring advanced connected applications that were once only possible on a smartphone or, in some cases, on the pages of science fiction novels, it is safe to say that we are now in the age of the connected car. (more…)
March 24, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
An increasingly diverse range of connected objects has joined the Internet of Things (IoT) in recent years, writes Simon Moffatt, the director of advanced customer engineering at ForgeRock. Whilst the IoT was once primarily the province of consumer gadgets and wearables, it now includes a growing number of luxury products such as connected cars and smart home systems. Indeed, according to IDATE, 420 million drivers will generate a connectivity market amounting to €9 billion by 2020. (more…)
March 16, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
The UK transport infrastructure is under pressure like never before. With congestion costing the UK economy £8bn a year, delays present a genuine economic threat, and new transformative capabilities are required, writes Alison Vincent, the chief technology officer of Cisco UK & Ireland. (more…)
October 16, 2015
Posted by: Alison Vincent
Peachtree Corners, one of the nation’s first smart cities powered by real-world connected infrastructure and 5G, have announced a collaboration for a pilot project with ConnVAS, an innovator in advanced traffic and pedestrian safety solutions. The pilot launched outside of Pinckneyville Middle School, addresses the safety challenges of busy crosswalks by testing how real-time AI-driven detection and alerts can reduce accidents and create a safer environment for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers by activating alerts, even when pedestrians do not activate crosswalk signals.
February 6, 2025
Posted by: Marion Webber
2024 Automotive World China (AWC) will be held at the Shenzhen International Convention and Exhibition Center (Bao’an) from November 6-8. As one of the most influential professional exhibitions in China’s intelligent and connected vehicle sector, AWC will gather renowned global enterprises from the automotive supply chain, showcasing technologies, fostering business collaboration, releasing trends, and driving innovation across the industry. (more…)
October 11, 2024
Posted by: Magda Dabrowska
The transformation of the automotive industry accelerated in the first half of 2024 with the steady rise in production and sales of new energy vehicles. By the end of June, the cumulative production and sales of domestically produced new energy vehicles in China exceeded 30 million, with the market share of Chinese brand passenger cars surpassing 60%. Looking ahead to the second half of 2024, as reported by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), steady growth is anticipated throughout the year with continued implementation of favorable policies such as “old-for-new” and “promoting new energy vehicles in rural areas.” (more…)
September 18, 2024
Posted by: Magda Dabrowska
Peachtree Corners has announced that enterprise video software powerhouse Network Optix has partnered with Curiosity Lab and has integrated its Nx Go solution, tailored for traffic infrastructure, into the city’s “IoT Control Room”. This marks the first time that the company’s technology has been deployed as a full solution in the U.S. (more…)
May 22, 2024
Posted by: Magda Dabrowska
Upstream Security has announced the appointment of Toshiya Sato as its new president in Japan. Mr. Sato will support the continued growth and expansion of Upstream’s activities in Japan. This latest appointment reinforces Upstream’s commitment to the Japanese market, providing cutting-edge cybersecurity and data management solutions aimed at safeguarding connected vehicles and IoT devices. (more…)
May 16, 2024
Posted by: Magda Dabrowska
Upstream Security has announced it received an investment from Cisco Investments. The proliferation of complex IoT devices in the mobility, automotive, and transportation sectors introduces unprecedented operational efficiencies, data-driven services and solutions, and exceptional customer experience. However, advanced connectivity and software-defined components also open the door for large-scale cyber risks, threatening business availability and data integrity.
Upstream already protects millions of mobility connected vehicles and IoT devices worldwide, offering a cloud-based multi-layered approach to extended detection and response.
“We are thrilled to welcome Cisco Investments to our group of investors,” said Yoav Levy, the co-founder and CEO of Upstream Security. “This investment provides a unique opportunity to deepen our impact on the IoT sector, and more specifically mobility, automotive and transportation.”
This investment by Cisco Investments amplifies the need for purpose-built IoT cybersecurity solutions that will safeguard the mobility and IoT ecosystem across the entire development and production lifecycle.
“Together with our partners, Cisco is enabling automobile manufacturers across the globe to provide mission-critical, secure connectivity as cars transform into data centers on wheels,” said Aleem Rizvon, a vice president at Cisco Investments. “With an expected 95% of new vehicles having embedded connectivity by the year 2030, we can also expect a rise in automotive cybersecurity threats. Investing in solutions, to ensure the right safeguards for secure connectivity and operation are in place, is critical to instill the trust needed for wide adoption of the technology, not just in the automotive segment, but more broadly for other IoT applications, as well.
Upstream’s cloud-based IoT XDR platform analyses, in real-time, the contextual state of physical IoT assets and their connected ecosystem, to holistically identify and mitigate cyber risks. The Platform is agentless, requiring no installation of software or hardware, enabling rapid deployment and comprehensive coverage of devices already in production.
The Platform ingests, parses, and normalises vast amounts of connected vehicle data, IoT protocols, telematics, API transactions and other data streams from tens of millions of devices, endpoints and application consumers. This data enables the creation of unique digital twins—near real-time representations of devices and endpoints, facilitating holistic and effective detection. By monitoring devices, services and overall asset behavior, the Platform detects both known and unknown anomalies based on proprietary ML-powered models.
Coupled with a purpose-built vehicle security operation center (vSOC), dedicated for monitoring and investigating connected vehicles and IoT cyber threats, Upstream provides a holistic suite of cybersecurity solutions and services to enable customers to proactively identify and remediate cyber threats. Utilising Upstream’s Ocean AI, Generative AI-powered capabilities, accelerates the investigation remediation process.
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April 11, 2024
Posted by: Magda Dabrowska
ProvenRun has announced a fundraising round of €15 million, a significant investment being led by Tikehau Capital, a global alternative asset manager. Tikehau Capital is investing through its new vintage of Brienne, a private equity cybersecurity strategy in collaboration with the French Ministry of Defence’s Definvest fund, which is managed by Bpifrance. (more…)
December 12, 2023
Posted by: Magda Dabrowska