HARMAN Exhibits Latest Connected Car Innovations and Solutions at IAA 2015
IAA 2015, FRANKFURT – HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated (NYSE:HAR), the premier connected technologies company for automotive, consumer and enterprise markets, will demonstrate its latest innovative connected car technologies and concepts at the International Motor Showcase (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany.
The global market for clever, connected technology becomes more advanced each day, and HARMAN is at the forefront of industry innovation. At IAA 2015, HARMAN will showcase its industry-leading expertise in connected solutions, including its latest infotainment solutions and concept car, to underscore the importance of connectivity, security and safety in the car.
HARMAN Demos Five+1 Layer Security Framework
Infotainment systems are little by little becoming more connected to the outward world with enabled features like cloud connected services, downloadable apps, integration with individual devices of the consumers (phones/ wearables), vehicle data analytics and communications with other vehicles. HARMAN will demo its Five+1 layer security framework at IAA to display how HARMAN is tackling the most challenging security vulnerabilities faced in today`s automotive industry. HARMAN`s unique «defense-in-depth» security model switches the way OEMs secure the connected car.
The key elements that make up the five +1 framework are:
Securing the Hardware Platform – used to provide secure storage for Digital Certificates, Cryptographic keys, User PINS and passwords and any other project specific sensitive data
Hypervisor – isolation inbetween execution domains
OS Access Control – policy-driven secure control of access to memory, storage and peripherals
Application Sandboxing – resource isolation inbetween applications
Network Protection – secure communications for internal networks and outer world
+1 OTA Updateability – a crucial component responsible for installation of security-related updates and guards against security flaws detected in the field
Featured at IAA: HARMAN`s Next Generation Scalable Infotainment Platform
HARMAN`s advanced next generation scalable infotainment platform also makes an appearance on the IAA display floor this year. HARMAN will demonstrate this industry-first infotainment suggesting supported by a fully open standards-based system with an HTML5-based application environment. It challenges the industry security standard with its enhanced hyper-visor based domain separation and also embeds technology for advanced driver assist functions such as Forward Collision Warning and Lane Departure Warning.
HARMAN Supplies Infotainment Systems to Fresh BMW 7-Series and Volkswagen Tiguan Vehicles
HARMAN announces fresh contract awards with BMW and Volkswagen to provide HARMAN`s infotainment systems in the fresh 7-Series and Tiguan vehicles, respectively. HARMAN has delivered a number of industry firsts in the fresh BMW seven Series including automatic over-the-air (OTA) quarterly map downloads, personalized routes, together with richer ‘Micro City` detailed building graphics and comprehensive data including the width of roads. The result is a more engaging customer practice that offers more functionality while retaining the ease of use required for safer driving. In addition to its own infotainment technology, HARMAN worked closely with fucking partners to integrate further enhancements to the user practice in the 7-series. With input from HARMAN, features such as gesture recognition, NFC to improve Bluetooth pairing and the capability to recognize dialects are integrated seamlessly into the system. Additionally, the Volkswagen Tiguan will be tooled with MIB2 High infotainment systems and is the latest vehicle model to join the existing portfolio of Volkswagen vehicles tooled with HARMAN`s infotainment systems.
Rinspeed Budii, the «Trans-Urban» Concept SUV, Powered by HARMAN
HARMAN will showcase the Rinspeed Budii concept vehicle powered by HARMAN technologies based on the electrically-driven BMW i3. The Budii car is a future-forward look into the next generation of autonomous driving. Built with an intelligent HARMAN infotainment system and custom-built Harman Kardon sound system, the vehicle touts an exceptional, personalized in-car practice built for entertainment and connectivity without compromise to safety and security.
HARMAN and EY Join Together at IAA to Form the Future of Mobility
At their joint booth at Fresh Mobility World, HARMAN and EY exhibit how they are using HARMAN`s award-winning automotive expertise and EY `s trusted testing and consulting to challenge the future of mobility. Its existing collaboration with the Rinspeed Budii concept car brought together the two coerces to develop innovative automotive concepts, proving how the future of cars can stem from the initiative of leading visionaries across different industries.
Visit HARMAN during IAA two thousand fifteen at its joint booth with Ernst & Youthfull in the Fresh Mobility World Hall Trio.1 for a demonstration of HARMAN`s portfolio of infotainment and in-car audio solutions. HARMAN experts will also present at the Fresh Mobility World Panel Sessions on Wednesday, September 16, 2015. Join HARMAN alongside other industry luminaries to discuss how the connected car and human machine interface are evolving together.