Do the right things!

The automotive market is cost driven. This does not differ the automotive market from any other market like the Telecommunications or the so called „Enterprise market“. The difference here to other verticals is, that saving cost on the wrong place either be very costly later in the process of development, or in the worst case, […]

The better you know…

Today´s cars are getting more and more connected and the risk of a deadly incident is growing as soon as the connectivity reaches safety relevant components. Throughout my career in IT Security I was recognizing what happens in the community. It started with Script Kiddies and „wanna be“-Hackers, trying to proof their knowledge in defacing Websites. […]

Moving Targets!

The one thing, I´ve learned during my tenure in different markets and positions is – the only consistent thing is change.  Change can be chance if you are there right time right place. When I started with my „active“ business approach in the automotive vertical, I moved there because of the decreasing market chances in […]

Data Privacy – your car and beyond

Yesterday I read the local newspaper here in my hometown (Yes, I still read newspaper – on paper, shame on me and my CO2 Footprint). A very tiny article caught my interest and I think it touches all of the, who want to purchase a new car in the near future. It was about data […]

Autonomous Driving – Appreciated or just Dangerous?

Recently I had a discussion with a friend of my brother in law. He is part of the workers union and made very negative remarks on the technical evolution of IT and especially on Cars and autonomous driving. He mentioned, that autonomous driving will cost a lot of workplaces and will mess up the economy. […]

The importance of Time-Sensitive Networking for Industrial Automation and Automotive

Ethernet has been the backbone of IT infrastructure for over 40 years, but are you aware that more and more time-sensitive applications are moving into this environment? When it comes to industrial manufacturing, or communication in a vehicle, it is essential to implement real-time processes that can be properly executed by their respective components, to […]