DSA Joins eSync Alliance

SILICON VALLEY, Calif., April 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The eSync Alliance announces that DSA, a global supplier of life-cycle management solutions for automotive electronics, has joined the Alliance. The eSync Alliance is spearheading the development of end-to-end over-the-air (OTA) updating and data services, enabling bi-directional communications with all electronic devices in the vehicle.

DSA provides state of the art products and services to improve commissioning, quality assurance, diagnostics, flash programming and maintenance of all vehicle electronics, with remote diagnostics and FOTA-solutions for passenger vehicles, agricultural and construction machinery, trucks, buses and trailers. DSA serves customers from the automotive, commercial vehicles, off-highway and after sales sectors in more than 30 countries worldwide. 

Mario Ortegón, Head of Strategy & Innovation Management at DSA, said, "We see a major impact on vehicle diagnostics and communication coming from the changes in automotive electronics architecture driven by autonomous driving, e-mobility, digitalization and the sharing economy. We joined the eSync Alliance as we see the potential of the new technology and are enthusiastic to contribute to standardizing OTA in the automotive arena."

Rick Kreifeldt, Executive Director at the eSync Alliance, said, "DSA products improve efficiency in automotive manufacturing, test and field support. The company's long-term expertise in working with diagnostic data brings a new skill set and perspective to the eSync Alliance. We look forward to their participation as we continue to expand the eSync ecosystem."

The Alliance is based around eSync, a multi-vendor OTA platform of server and embedded software, which provides a secure bi-directional data pipeline between the cloud and electronic end devices in vehicles. eSync can deliver and update software and firmware over-the-air, while collecting real-time operational data from in-car devices.

With a global network of co-operating suppliers, the eSync data pipeline helps automakers avoid costly and inconvenient vehicle recalls, creating new opportunities to enhance vehicle software and features on vehicles in the field.

About the eSync™ Alliance
The eSync™ Alliance is an industry initiative to drive a multi-company solution for over-the-air (OTA) updates and diagnostics data in the automotive electronics space, potentially saving billions of dollars per year for automakers. By working together in the Alliance, companies benefit from a simplified development environment made possible by a standardized yet customizable platform. The Alliance is based around the eSync™ platform of cloud and embedded components, providing a secure data pipeline to devices within a vehicle. Further information at www.esyncalliance.org

About DSA
DSA Daten- und Systemtechnik GmbH is a specialist for innovative communication solutions for automotive electronics. As a long-standing automotive expert and market leader, the company supplies modular software and hardware solutions for the entire life cycle of vehicles. The company's core competence lies in the development of innovative solutions that enable vehicle manufacturers and service providers to meet the demanding quality standards of the industry, optimize process times and make production processes leaner and more flexible. In addition, DSA is a technology leader in commercial vehicle connectivity solutions providing remote diagnostics and FOTA-solutions for agricultural and construction machinery, trucks, busses and trailers.

DSA is represented worldwide with subsidiaries in the important automotive locations China, USA, Italy, Brazil, India, and Mexico. DSA is based in Germany and currently employs 500 experts worldwide. For further information, please refer to: www.dsa.de

eSync, and the e-in-s logo, are trademarks of the eSync Alliance.

Press contacts:

eSync Alliance
US:
Cynthia Hoye, embedded PR
Phone: +1 (408) 858-2602 
[email protected]              

Europe:
Anja-Maria Hastenrath, embedded PR
Phone: +49 89 64913634-11
[email protected]

DSA
Lydia Konnegen,
Phone: +49 2408 9492 857
[email protected]

SOURCE eSync Alliance

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