Mexican Media Brands
FCA Adds Uconnect Market: Shopping on the Road
While there are several people who are concerned that their car will be hacked in a way analogous to that executed by researchers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek of a reporter’s Jeep Cherokee for an article in Wired, let’s face it: he was a reporter for Wired who was writing about what those guys could do, not some random person who was on their way to work.
#electronics
.jpg;width=70;height=70;mode=crop)
Share
While there are several people who are concerned that their car will be hacked in a way analogous to that executed by researchers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek of a reporter’s Jeep Cherokee for an article in Wired, let’s face it: he was a reporter for Wired who was writing about what those guys could do, not some random person who was on their way to work. More people lose control of their vehicles as a result of sending texts than to hackers, yet there doesn’t seem to be a whole lot of effort by the public to commit to safe texts.
(Image: FCA)
A more likely reason hackers might like to get into an FCA vehicle is the just announced Uconnect Market, an in-vehicle commerce platform that allows the user to buy things via accessing the head unit of their Jeep, Ram, Chrysler, or Dodge vehicle.
The user will setup an account with a credit card. Then they can authorize a fuel pump charge at participating Shell stations, order a pizza from Domino’s, and find, reserve and pay for parking through ParkWhiz.
Uconnect Market was developed with Xevo, a Seattle-based company (that also offers software to companies including General Motors, Toyota and Hyundai). Xevo was recently acquired by Lear. All companies that take security seriously.
The function will launch this year via an over-the-air update for FCA model year 2019 and 2020 vehicles that are connected and have an 8.4-inch touchscreen. Then it will be embedded in vehicles going forward.
FCA plans to have all of the vehicles it produces connected by 2022.
Uconnect Market is using the HARMAN Ignite cloud-based platform and is also using Android.
It is probably hard to hack.
RELATED CONTENT
-
Multiple Choices for Light, High-Performance Chassis
How carbon fiber is utilized is as different as the vehicles on which it is used. From full carbon tubs to partial panels to welded steel tube sandwich structures, the only limitation is imagination.
-
Choosing the Right Fasteners for Automotive
PennEngineering makes hundreds of different fasteners for the automotive industry with standard and custom products as well as automated assembly solutions. Discover how they’re used and how to select the right one. (Sponsored Content)
-
On Fuel Cells, Battery Enclosures, and Lucid Air
A skateboard for fuel cells, building a better battery enclosure, what ADAS does, a big engine for boats, the curious case of lean production, what drivers think, and why Lucid is remarkable
