T-Systems and Aurora Labs will jointly offer Aurora Labs’ differential software update capabilities, and T-Systems’ end-to-end over-the-Air (OTA) platform, to the automotive industry through a newly announced partnership. Together, through their combined solution, the companies aim to help OEMs optimize time-to-market and the total cost of ownership for Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs), while enhancing the overall driving experience for customers through regular software updates and improvements.
In combining their experiences with connected car services, cloud infrastructure and specialized OTA technologies, T-Systems and Aurora Labs will develop flexible, secure, and cost-effective solutions for OEMs and fleets. The companies say that through their solutions, these companies will be able to update any of the vehicle’s devices anytime and anywhere, even if the vehicle itself is in use.
Aurora Labs’ patented Line-Of-Code Intelligence (LOCI) and OTA software update technology offers smaller update files, to minimize data usage, and additive updates that ensure vehicle uptime with an advanced roll-back mechanism – preventing vehicle software failure (in accordance with UNECE R156 regulations). T-Systems will likewise support the collaboration through its end-to-end OTA platform, which encompasses connected car services, back-end infrastructure, and data management solutions. Through this offering, it helps enhance scalability to manage vast fleets while enabling modularity that can integrate with existing OEM infrastructure.
By combining these technologies, the companies aim to address a number of challenges facing the automotive industry today, including the complexity of digital eco-systems, data volume, update times, and cybersecurity. These capabilities will allow OEMs and fleet managers to manage and update the software featured in their vehicles more seamlessly to ensure optimal performance, an enhanced user experience and better protection against cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
