Sierra Wireless Partners With Movimento on Automotive Software Update Solution

Movimento and Sierra Wireless combined technologies to provide automotive OEMs an integrated solution for vehicle software installation and updates, the companies said Monday. Sierra Wireless’ device-to-cloud technology and Movimento’s over-the-air technology will provide a cloud-based platform to maintain connected cars, said the companies. Drivers want access to the latest features, and the platform will enable car makers to deliver “complex software requirements seamlessly across a vehicle’s entire lifecycle,” said Sierra Wireless Chief Technology Officer Philippe Guillemette. Vehicles have numerous software programs running on their networks of electronic control units (ECUs) that need to be individually managed and maintained, and the platform enables all ECUs to be updated simultaneously over-the-air, the companies said. When an automaker needs to upgrade a vehicle’s systems, it can log into the dashboard over a secure network and select the appropriate update, they said. Movimento’s software update client runs on the Legato Linux embedded application framework available on Sierra Wireless 4G automotive modules, said the companies.