Empowering Tomorrow’s Automotive Software

Jake Jepson, Security Researcher, Red Balloon Security, joins Zachariah (Zane) Pelletier, Security Tester at ETAS, to talk about the research project he conducted as a student at Colorado State University to successfully hack a commercial truck. Jake takes us through how the project came to be, walks through the details leading up to the discovery of how electronic logging devices (ELDs) on commercial trucks may pose a grave cybersecurity threat and discusses the surprises he encountered along the way.

You can see a video highlighting the successful attack here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwtTzk9ys20

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There’s a lot of talk about innovation in the automotive control space, but not how to get there. Process and toolchains, decision-making complexity, the rapid evolution of technology and regulations, how OEMs manage all the different pieces of software and ensure they correctly talk to one another, and consumer expectations about vehicle features expectations are all challenges being faced in ECU development. 

In this episode, ETAS experts, Tim Foster, Sr. Solution Consultant and Nigel Tracey, VP of RTA Solutions, discuss these challenges, as well as how to address and mitigate them. And while the auto industry can look to other industries that have evolved in a similar way, the vehicle isn’t like other products that have software updates – Nigel and Tim touch on this and many other aspects of this dynamic evolution.  

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In this episode, Zachariah (Zane) Pelletier, Security Tester at ETAS, and Kevin Mitchell, Sr. Automotive Security Tester at ETAS, talk about CVE 2023-52709, a critical vulnerability in Texas Instruments’ BLE MCUs. The discussion takes us through the discovery by Kevin, working with Texas Instruments as they tried to reproduce the issue and the develop a remediation.

They share a real-world scenario that could have occurred, why they pursued publicizing the vulnerability and advice to others that find themselves in a similar situation. It’s an amazing case study on a CVE – one that could impact a variety of industries, including automotive, consumer electronics and industrial with over 2.6 million affected units. 

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It may seem that fuzz testing is fairly easy, but there definitely are challenges. That’s the focus of this episode, hosted by Marcos Cardoso from ETAS. He’s joined by Seungtaek Chang from Keysight Technologies for a discussion about common fuzzing challenges, including:

• Choosing a fuzz testing method and tool
• Deploying a global test strategy
• Determining what to do with the fuzz testing results

In addition to talking about these challenges, Marcos and Seungtaek talk about solutions, including a complete solution offered through a collaboration between ETAS and Keysight.  

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In this episode, we’re honored to be joined by renowned automotive journalist, commentator and thought leader, John McElroy. John joins our host, Eric Cesa, to talk about the incredible pace of change the industry is seeing related to the software-defined vehicle, the factors driving the change, where the change will happen, the significance (and fun) of all this change, as well as what it means to vehicle manufacturing and ownership. John also shares his insight on autonomous vehicles, vehicle affordability and more. 

John and Eric’s passion for the industry and the rapid pace of change the industry is experiencing can’t be missed in this insightful conversation. Check it out and tell us what you think! 

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In this episode, Collin Mundell from ETAS is joined by Noah Gedrimas, VP of Strategy at GPR to talk about ground penetrating radar technology and its mobility applications, specifically passenger and commercial vehicles. Already used in mining and seaport applications, this technology can penetrate meters through the ground and create a signature for surveying and mapping. Noah and Collin talk about how the technology works in conjunction with GPR’s solution, Wave Sense, as well as overall benefits and challenges, use cases and what the technology could bring to future autonomous and automated vehicles. To learn more about GPR, visit www.gpr.com. 

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This impressive group of experts from ETAS (Ansgar Lindwedel), Bosch (Marcel Kurzmann), ZF (Sarah Moser) and formerly with Microsoft (Sarah Novotny) come together to talk about how to deal with open-source software – consuming and contributing. They look at different perspectives – European and U.S. suppliers, non-automotive companies, and individuals – in how open source evolved and is addressed today, and where it’s headed. The episode is 35 minutes of great information, including the importance of transparency, being open to join and engage in the community, the value of the community itself, what to consider and expect when using open-source software (i.e., accountability), and a lot more. 

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In this episode, our host, Thomas Irmscher is joined by his ETAS colleague Marcos Cardoso and Steffen Sanwald from Mercedes-Benz. The trio of experts dive into security fuzzing: its purpose, what makes a good fuzzer and how to adjust it to fit your needs, the differences and benefits of source-code fuzzing and protocol fuzzing, and the collective effort needed to make vehicle software as secure as possible. Episode note: Steffen shares his personal opinions/thoughts; they do not reflect those of Mercedes-Benz.

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The journey to the software-defined vehicle (SDV) has started in earnest, and the trip promises to be an exciting one. This episode, hosted by Tim Messegee from Rambus, with expert guests Adiel Bahrouch from Rambus and Omar Alshabibi from ETAS, looks at many of the software and hardware challenges presented in realizing the vision of the SDV while enhancing system performance, quality and security. Our experts will explore how ecosystem solutions, such as the recently announced collaboration of Rambus and ETAS, can reduce implementation complexity and risk while accelerating time to market. They’ll discuss real world examples of speeding the development process across the software value chain, implementation of pre-integrated and pre-certified solutions into the system design process and more! 

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At the heart of the software-defined vehicle is a computer. And a critical prerequisite for this computer is security for it, the software on it and its computing platform. That computing platform is where system-on-chip technology enters the picture, acting as the microprocessor for the vehicle ECU. In this episode, ETAS team members Collin Mundell and Omar Alshabibi talk through elements leading up to and part of system-on-chip technology within software-defined vehicles.

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Moritz Minzlaff, Head of Professional Security Services at ETAS, is joined by Timo van Roermund, Technical Director of Automotive Security at NXP Semiconductors, to discuss the Automotive Cyber Maturity Report 2023. In addition to the benefits of conducting the survey the report is based on, as well as the key areas of interest in the report, Moritz and Timo discuss activities (industry and within companies) around standardization, characteristics of high cyber maturity companies, factors in achieving cyber maturity within your organization, and more!

To see the full report, visit: https://www.etas.com/en/downloadcenter/43082.php 

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The software-defined vehicle is and will continue to transform the auto industry. In this episode, our host, Carina Boettcher, leads a discussion with her ETAS colleagues, Moritz Minzlaff and Michael Lueke about one of these transformation topics – software-defined vehicle security. 

Referencing their recent whitepaper (see link below), the group talks about changes in software development, data flow, the vehicle’s ecosystem, the importance of constant testing, how to apply legacy solutions to the software-defined vehicle, how to address security in your software-defined vehicle technologies and more. If you’re working on software-defined vehicle solutions, you don’t want to miss this episode.
 
To read Moritz' and Michael’s whitepaper, “Cybersecurity of the software-defined vehicle”, visit: 

https://www.etas.com/download-center-files/DLC_products_ESCRYPT/etas-sec-sdv-whitepaper-20230525.pdf

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There are significant security challenges - a common language for configuration, connection to the intrusion detection system, standard firewall requirements and more - for today's connected vehicles and the future software-defined vehicle. In this episode, Michael Schneider, ETAS senior security consultant, and Siddharth (Sid) Shukla, ETAS senior product manager, discuss the AUTOSAR Firewall module and how it addresses these, and other, security challenges.  It's an interesting and informative discussion about how the AUTOSAR Firewall module protects the in-vehicle network and is a step forward in securing modern and future vehicles. 

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For the software-defined vehicle to become a reality, we need a centralized software layer - middleware - between the operating system and applications.  Middleware (e.g.,  AUTOSAR Adaptive or AUTOSAR Classic) will enable decision making and connectivity for more immersive, personalized features and capabilities. In this episode, Eric Cesa is joined by Nigel Tracey, vice president of RTA solutions at ETAS, to talk about middleware and its implication on the software-defined vehicle - updates, safety/security, architecture, integration and more. 

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In this episode, you'll hear three ETAS experts talk about the various frameworks and regulations in place and being developed for vehicle cybersecurity.  Marc-Oliver Schandera from ETAS Germany, Joseph Kamel from ETAS France and Chris Lupini from ETAS North America discuss why frameworks and regulations are needed and how they can help OEMs and suppliers.  With an uptick in cybersecurity attacks, standardizing how things are done and analyzed is becoming even more important. Listen to what the group has to say and let us know your thoughts!

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We're excited to have another industry leader, John Wall, Sr. VP and Head of BlackBerry QNX, join Eric to talk about the software-defined vehicle. Eric and John touch on a lot of current topics, including challenges that need to be addressed to make the software-defined vehicle a reality, realistic timing in terms of when we will see true software-defined vehicles, the industry's mindset on change, open-source software, and what role QNX is playing in the software-defined vehicle space. They pack a lot of valuable insight into 25 minutes! 

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We're honored to have Francis Chow from Red Hat, a leader in open-source solutions, join Eric for a conversation about the software-defined vehicle (SDV) and the role open-source software will play.  They touch on what the SDV is/means, how open-source software can help bring the automotive industry "up to speed" with other industries (e.g., cell phones), how E/E architecture needs to change to support SDV and more!

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In this episode, Eric Cesa sits down with Boris Scholl, Chief Architect, Partner - Cloud&AI at Microsoft.  Eric and Boris have an interesting conversation about the changing automotive industry and how stakeholders can learn from other industries, specifically software, to drive this change and meet consumers expectations. Topics include increasing the release velocity of certain functionalities, open-source software, Microsoft's role and a lot more.  

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In our inaugural episode of Empowering Tomorrow's Automotive Software podcast, our host, Eric Cesa, General Manager of ETAS, provides background on himself, the company and what to expect from future episodes of the podcast. This podcast will feature ETAS experts and industry colleagues sharing their expertise and thoughts on the ever-evolving world of automotive software and the software-defined vehicle. We hope you'll come back to hear future episodes!

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In our first, full-length episode, Eric Cesa is joined by Christoph Hartung, President and Chairman of the Board of Management for ETAS GmbH. Eric and Christoph take listeners through an overview of the software-defined vehicle - what it is, how it will impact the industry and challenges associated with such a significant change.  It's an interesting discussion for those familiar with and new to the software-defined vehicle. We hope you enjoy it!

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