Automotive

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Datasheet - vCurrent Mobile for Automotive Devices
White paper – Updating Automotive Firmware Over-The-Air (FOTA)

Perform software maintenance, reduce warranty costs and decrease recall rates using Red Bend Software's vCurrent® Mobile FOTA update solution for automotive devices. vCurrent Mobile provides a more cost-effective method for updating new software versions, enabling field software maintenance and introducing new features for consumers.

Today's automobiles contain an ever increasing number of electronic systems and processors. There is a growing need to perform software maintenance and deliver feature improvements after the car is purchased by the consumer. Yet current re-flashing methods are too slow and inconvenient to support this increase in software.

The growing amount of software in automobiles is also affecting warranty costs and recall rates. According to the June 2006 Warranty Week, OEM warranty claims range from $265 to $1,000 per vehicle, with many recalls due to software re-programming. With automotive devices having a lifetime of 5-10 years, FOTA creates a significant opportunity to introduce new features in the field.

Red Bend's vCurrent Mobile updates firmware in automotive devices securely, rapidly and cost-effectively over the air with complete reliability.

• Improves the consumer experience while making over-the-air software updates more cost-effective for the auto manufacturer
• Achieves a faster download and end-to-end re-flashing process, providing significant advantages for large applications, such as multimedia applications, telematics and navigation
• Ensures 100% completion even in the event of a power disruption, and allows roll-back in the event of issues with the new software release
• Reduces system downtime with background downloading, enabling the update process to be scheduled and triggered in the right moment