Tata Elxsi and IISc to jointly develop automotive cyber security solutions
TATA group’s Tata Elxsi, has joined hands with Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to develop automotive cyber security solutions. The collaboration will leverage Tata Elxsi’s well-established, industry-acknowledged artificial intelligence and machine learning skill sets and its business forays in the area of software-defined vehicles (SDV) and EV solutions, on the one hand, and IISc’s strength in advanced research, on the other.
The partnership will primarily aim to address the challenges in cybersecurity presented by complex in-vehicle networks of sensors and the various advancements in software that define present day driving experience. Advances in vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-anything (V2X) connectivity have also unfortunately presented more scope for theft, remote control, tampering, and syphoning of personal information.
The collaboration will, among other things, focus on security and threat detection in connected automotive vehicles, using AI & ML-based intrusion detection. It will also work to prevent and detect potential security threats and anomalies with preventive insights on future and potentially more advanced threats in the system.
Speaking at a function to mark the launch of the collaboration, Mr Manoj Raghavan, CEO & MD of Tata Elxsi, noted that his company recognised that the automotive industry’s future depends on secure vehicles and trust and in the connected vehicles space and has made substantial investments to improve its solution stacks for autonomous vehicles. “ As vehicles increasingly rely on digital technologies, ensuring cybersecurity is paramount. With IISc’s partnership focusing on cybersecurity solutions and products, we are sure our clients and automakers can build safer, more resilient vehicles while providing peace of mind to end customers.”
Noting that IISc was always keen on academia-industry partnerships, Prof G Rangarajan, Director, IISc, said, “We are excited to join hands with Tata Elxsi to foster innovations in this important domain of security of connected automotive vehicles”.
Prof Rajesh Sundaresan, Dean of the Division of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Sciences (EECS), IISc, which will execute the programme from IISC’s end, noted that the CSR grant provided earlier by Tata Elxsi for setting up an AI lab at IISc has helped students of the Institute’s MTech (Artificial Intelligence) programme in a big way.
Tata Elxsi is amongst the world’s leading providers of design and technology services across industries, including automotive, broadcast, communications, healthcare and transportation. It helps customers reimagine their products and services through design thinking and the application of digital technologies such as IoT (Internet of Things), Cloud, Mobility, Virtual Reality, and Artificial Intelligence.
A press release issued by IISc on the collaboration pointed out that Tata Elxsi has already spearheaded some of the best-in-class features for threat detection, threat prevention, and secure updates addressing privacy concerns, consistent with the latest regulatory and compliance requirements driving the security solutions landscape in the domain of the connected vehicle. “This partnership will substantially add to their product portfolio”, it added.
