FRANKFURT, Germany,
Sept. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
Honeywell (NYSE: HON) and Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA) today
announced the two companies are collaborating to provide automotive
software technology and infrastructure solutions to address threats
associated with emerging connected and autonomous vehicle
development. The announcement was made at the 67th Annual IAA Cars
event in Frankfurt.
As leading, global tier 1 suppliers to the automotive industry,
Honeywell and Lear are focused on pairing Honeywell's intrusion
detection technology software and security operations centers with
Lear's automotive electrical distribution systems and connected
gateway expertise. As the industry increases system communications
within the vehicle and external connectivity via cellular and
satellite communications, the collaborative effort between
Honeywell and Lear seeks to provide automakers with an architecture
to address vehicle prognostics and help ensure passenger vehicle
safety and security.
The two companies are working under a non-exclusive agreement to
develop an effective system to identify and validate software
commands and data generated by more than 100 million lines of code
governing modern vehicle operation. Honeywell's software and global
security centers monitor in-vehicle network communications. Lear's
electrical gateways and security modules can be an effective
toolset to detect and report anomalies preceding a mechanical
failure or intentional hack of the vehicle. Captured data can be
transmitted in either real time or via a scheduled download to
Honeywell security centers for analysis and remediation.
Half of Honeywell's 23,000 global engineers develop software.
The Honeywell Connected Vehicle team benefits from decades of
Honeywell experience in aerospace and industrial safety critical
applications to enhance cybersecurity of connected vehicles.
Honeywell software also enables real-time vehicle performance
diagnostics that can provide increased vehicle reliability and up
to a 5 percent reduction in warranty costs.
Lear is one of the world's largest Tier 1 automotive suppliers
and a leading provider of both seating systems and complete
electrical architectures for vehicles. Lear has a long
history of introducing first-to-market innovations and is a leading
supplier of gateway modules. Lear also has a dedicated and
independent product cybersecurity team protecting and securing
Lear's computing platforms, in-vehicle and connected vehicle
communication, vehicle intrusion detection systems, and electronic
control units. Lear is expanding its gateway solutions to include
connectivity and security feature integration developed internally
and from providers like Honeywell.
Executive Quotes
"There are more than a dozen
clearly defined attack surfaces which can provide points of entry
for hacking into a passenger vehicle, and the number is growing
fast. Honeywell is a long-time leader in the development of
software that enables safety and cybersecurity solutions for a
number of industries, and we are now extending this knowledge to
connected and autonomous vehicle development. Our software
architecture is based upon best practices we have already developed
during the past 30 years for aerospace, military, defense and
critical industrial facility security. Automakers can count
on us to support the near-term and long-term future of the
industry."
Olivier Rabiller, Honeywell Transportation
Systems president and CEO
"Lear is focused on delivering
cutting edge, secure vehicle-network-integrated connectivity
solutions, built on our heritage as an innovation leader in vehicle
electrical architectures. Our complete capabilities in
connectivity, gateway modules, and vehicle networking are helping
to enable secure connected cars for our OEM customers.
Collaborating with Honeywell is one important aspect of our
strategy to create and aggregate the industries best security
solutions paired with our leading expertise in connectivity and
vehicle networking."
Frank
Orsini, Lear Corporation senior vice president and president
of Lear E-Systems
About Honeywell
Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 diversified
technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide
with aerospace products and services; control technologies for
buildings, homes, and industry; turbochargers; and performance
materials. For more news and information on Honeywell, please
visit www.honeywell.com/newsroom.
About Lear Corporation
Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA) was founded in Detroit in 1917 as American Metal Products. In
2017, the Company will celebrate its 100th year anniversary.
Lear is one of the world's leading suppliers of automotive seating
systems and electrical distribution systems (E-Systems). Lear
serves every major automaker in the world, and Lear content can be
found on more than 400 vehicle nameplates. Lear's world-class
products are designed, engineered and manufactured by a diverse
team of approximately 156,000 employees located in 38
countries. Lear currently ranks #151 on the Fortune
500. Lear's headquarters are in Southfield, Mich., USA. Further
information about Lear is available
at http://www.lear.com or follow us on
Twitter @LearCorporation.
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