eSync Alliance helps save recall costs with automotive OTA specs

The eSync Alliance intends to make life a lot easier for tier 1 suppliers and help OEMs avoid costly recalls.

The alliance, an open industry initiative to build a multi-vendor solution for end-to-end over-the-air (OTA) updates, diagnostics and data services for the connected car, has announced the release of Version 1.0 of the eSync Compliance Specifications.

“With the release of version 1.0 of the compliance specifications, any member of the eSync Alliance can now confidently develop eSync-compliant components of the architecture – whether server, client or agent – which can be smoothly integrated into a full eSync platform quickly and reliably", said Rick Kreifeldt, Executive Director at the eSync Alliance.

"To make a real impact on the growing cost of recalls, an OTA platform must reach all of the ECUs and sensors in a modern car. The costs in terms of time and money of using proprietary technologies for this are simply too high – the industry needs a standardized OTA data pipeline. That’s what the eSync Alliance specifications provide,” he added.

Companies in the eSync Alliance include Alpine, Excelfore, HELLA, Molex and ZF.

Picture copyright: ZF, 2019