Automotive
Advanced solutions for connected autonomous vehicles
Connected Autonomous Vehicle
We are leaders in the automotive sector with more than 20 years of experience.
Our solutions include cutting-edge technologies in autonomous driving, such us GNSS-based positioning & ADAS (computer vision, navigation, motion planning), SDV solutions (cloud-native & embedded-native architectures, microservices), safety-critical systems (up to ASIL-D, ISO 26262, ISO 21448), AI (Data processing, Decision-making, Situational Awareness, ML), cybersecurity (services, ISO 21434, PSOC & VSOC), connected vehicle solutions (safety & security, mobility, telematics) and C-ITS services (V2X).
We offer customized developments for different platforms (in-vehicle, mobile, infrastructure, cloud) and a very flexible collaboration with OEMs, Tier-1s, infrastructure, mobility service providers.
Milestones
Safe and precise GNSS positioning solution for the most important OEMs and TIER-1 already in vehicles in production
Support on Automotive Standards & Regulations for cybersecurity (ISO/SAE 21434 and UNECE R-155)
SW Engineering for automotive solutions according to A-SPICE (CL3) for several millions of TCU
Mobility platforms (C-ITS) experience for road & highway and urban environments (C-Roads & C-Streets)
What are our main strengths?
- World Leaders in GNSS-based solutions.
- Best precise positioning solutions in the market.
- Expertise to create computer vision solutions involving different technologies: cameras, radar, LiDAR, UWB, etc.
- In-Cabin: Occupancy Detection, CPD, Driver Monitoring, Driver Identification, etc.
- Environmental Awareness (perception) & vision-based navigation: presence and interaction, obstacle detection, semantic segmentation, visual odometry, sensor fusion, map fusion, SLAM mapping, etc.
- Vehicle kinematics and dynamics characterization. Improved navigation through sensor fusion (IMU, Wheel odometry, visual odometry).
- Indoor and outdoor navigation.
What have we done in this area?
- GMV-GSharp® highly precise and safe positioning product:
- Vision-based autonomous navigation system for fast traversal planetary rovers.
- Autonomous robots (including object detection, semantic segmentation, etc.)
What is GMV GSharp®?
- Complete GNSS Positioning Suite: Positioning Engine & Correction Service
- ASIL-B (ISO 26262) pre-certified solution
- Precise and Safe GNSS based positioning solution for highly demanding Autonomous Driving (AD)
- Integrity concept compliant with SOTIF (ISO 21488)
- Multi-constellation and multi-frequency
- Proprietary Global GNSS Network
- PPP-RTK technology with standard PPP messages (RTCM-SSR, IGS-SSR) and RTK SSR2OSR conversion
- Highly Flexible SW meeting customer integration needs with different target platforms
- Sensor fusion with IMU, wheel ticks, and other sensors
- Cybersecurity mechanisms according to ISO 21434
- Compatible with V2X applications
What is our performance?
- Integrity Risk < up to 10-7/h
- Service Availability (SLA) > 99,9 %
- Horizontal Accuracy < 10 cm (95%)*
- Convergence Time < 30 s
- Almost Instantaneous Reconvergence Time
- Service 24/7
* Nominal accuracy achieved with a mass-market automotive GNSS receiver under open sky conditions.
Strengths and Experience
What are our main strengths?
- Mastering at creating isolated SW components (HW-independent) that can be designed, developed and tested independently following an agile approach.
- Experience applying cloud-native solutions for different applications and very complex systems, at every element of the ecosystem (in-vehicle, servers, infrastructure, mobile phones, etc.).
- Microservices-based architectures designed to guarantee agility, testability, deployability, availability, extensibility & scalability, high robustness and minimize SW regressions.
- Flexibility with technologies and programming languages: Containers (Docker), Orchestrators (Kubernetes), Orchestrator Management (Rancher), CI/CD (Jenkins, Git), Storage and Distribution (Docker Registry), etc. When microservices cannot apply, solutions using microkernels, middleware, HAL, etc. are available.
- Secure Dev-Ops and Secure OTA capabilities, according to latest regulations. Including testing and Simulators, HiL, SiL, etc. to speed up delivery time.
- Flexible and collaborative mindset.
What have we done in this area?
- GMV-GSharp® highly precise and safe positioning product with integrity for BMW Group (ASIL-B).
- GMV Smart Mobility Suite.
- ITS-Suite for public transport
- Enhanced Galileo Green Lanes
Strengths and Experience
What are our main strengths?
- Large experience in developing safety-critical SW in different markets (+30 years), up to DAL-A (avionics equivalent of ASIL-D).
- Independent RAMS (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability & Safety) team providing engineering, management, techniques, and training for different areas and projects where functional safety is required (Safety and Mission Critical Systems, High reliable and available Systems, Critical Software development).
- Experience working in real-time systems.
- Possibility to offer safety services under the framework of ISO 26262 & ISO 21448 (Safety Analysis, Safety Assessment, etc.).
What have we done in this area?
- GMV-GSharp® highly precise and safe positioning product for BMW Group (ASIL-B)
- GNSS (Safety Critical Systems EGNOS and Galileo.
- Space sector (EXOMARS, Space Rider, MIURA 1, MIURA 5, etc.)
- Aeronautics & Defence (EURODRONE, EUROFIGHTER, etc.)
Strengths and Experience
What are our main strengths?
- Expertise in applying AI and ML algorithms in different areas:
- Data processing, decision-making support, situational awareness.
- Autonomous systems.
- Cybersecurity applications.
- Key actor in the application of IA for safety critical environments.
- Part of discussion groups on AI and its regulatory implications in the EU.
- Data Sharing initiatives in place, like the creation of "Data Spaces" promoted by the European Commission, which can improve AI algorithms while ensuring GDPR compliance and respecting privacy and confidentiality.
What have we done in this area?
- In the field of ITS and automotive: occupancy prediction, range prediction, KPI generation, estimation of time of arrival (ETA), cybersecurity, etc.
- Combining AI with robotics for innovative solutions in space exploration and autonomous surveying.
- Application of AI in the farming production chain.
- AI-based solutions for precision medicine.
- Solution for the legal sector to automate the detection and extraction of information from judicial notifications.
- Predictive Vehicle Maintenance.
Strengths and Experience
What are our main strengths?
- Leadership in setting cybersecurity Standards (part of ISO 21434 definition working group).
- Strong synergies between automotive and classic IT cybersecurity (especially important for SDV platforms).
- Expertise in automotive cybersecurity regulation compliance.
- Innovation in connected and autonomous vehicle security (V2X connectivity, AI-based IDPS, etc.).
- Security by design concept applied to internal and external developments.
What have we done in this area?
- Consulting activities (improvement of processes, training, cybersecurity assessments, etc.) for several TIER-1s (Ficosa, Antolin).
- Pentesting activities for OEMs and TIER-1
- Evolution of GMV’s CERT into a product security operational centre (PSOC) and capability for vehicle security operational centre (VSOC).
- Services: consultancy, execution of tasks, audits
- Scope: covering activities from ISO 21434, A-SPICE for cybersecurity and UNECE R-155.
- At company level: process definition, CSMS, ISMS, Training, Audits, etc.
- At project/product level
- Security by design (TARA, mitigation plan/controls, secure development, code audits…).
- Security testing (pentesting, fuzzing, vulnerability an., ethical hacking, reverse eng…)
- Transversal/continuous activities
- Support to products/projects in any step of life-cycle (dev, post-production, etc.).
- Advanced Forensic Analysis & Incident Report process (Std. & GMV’s tools (Gestvul®)
- Cyber-intelligence services
- Analysis on the new cyber threat constantly monitoring dark/deep web.
- Certified Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) located in GMV’s facility.
- Focused on vulnerability management and risk assessment (clause 8 from ISO 21434)
- Pentest for hardware and software (periodically and on-demand).
- Vulnerability analysis.
- Incident response plan & progress check.
- Incident response analysis in case of alert.
- Narrow focus on vulnerability management and threat intelligence.
- CMDB loaded on Gestvul® to detect related vulnerabilities.
- GMV-CERT
Strengths and Experience
What are our main strengths?
- Extensive experience and knowledge in developing applications & services running in different vehicle platforms (Telecommunication Box, location Box, Gateways, etc.).
- Expertise in advanced vehicle communication technologies (both in-vehicle and external).
- Pioneers in the use of GNSS satellite positioning for vehicle monitoring, including the concept of integrity, and location-based services (LBS).
- Innovative mobility solutions: sustainable, efficient, and eco-friendly, including management of Low Emissions Zones (LEZ) using GNSS technology.
- GNSS-Based Solutions for electronic tolling, exploring smartphones as onboard payment methods for urban and highways.
What have we done in this area?
- Development of connected vehicle applications:
- Safety & security solutions: Emergency call (eCall, ERA-GLONASS, private eCall), Helpnet, DENATRAN SVT.
- Mobility services: carsharing, PAYD & UBI, fleet management, highway services.
- Remote telematic services & EV services: collection and processing services of data received from both the vehicle and the server.
- Infotainment: multimedia functions, HMI services.
- Apps and SDKs for solution about:
- eTolling / road user charging: (Satelise).
- High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) declaration.
- Low Emission Zone (LEZ) charging SDK based on GNSS.
Vehicle data collection:
- Fleet management
- PAYD/Usage Based
- Insurance RNQ (network quaility monitoring)
- Vehicle status
- Maintenance data
- Usage based data
+200 k : ERA GLONASS (Russian Regulated eCall) and eCall (European Regulated eCall)
+1.5 M: Private eCall (manual and automatic) and bCall (breakdown call, operator/concierge call)
+1.5 M: Remote engine start
+1.5 M: Remote horn & light
+1.8 M: Theft/burgler warning
+1.8 M: Remote door lock/unlock
+1.5 M: Speed alert
+1.8 M: My car finder service
+1.8 M: SMS notification (direct message to onboard system)
+1.8 M: Geofence alert
+1.5 M: TOW Notification
+1.5 M: Maintenance alert
+1 M: Remote diagnosis service
+2.8 M: Modern service (it provides connectivity to multimedia system for very different services)
+0.5 M: Carsharing
+0.5 M: Stolen vehicle tracking (STV)
+1.5 M: Curfew alert
Strengths and Experience
What are our main strengths?
- Application layers developed at every element of the V2X ecosystem.
- End-to-end use cases implementation, testing, validation and scenario simulation in V2X technology communications.
- Experience with multiple Services & Use Cases, both standard-based or customer-specific.
- Hybrid communications: 802.11p (ITS-G5) and Cellular C-V2X (5G).
- Integration with our GNSS Positioning Suite for AD and our GNSS eTolling.
- Cooperation with OEMs & TIER Is.
- Compatible with main OBU & RSU suppliers.
What have we done in this area?
- C-Roads European Platform (V2I): Spain (Madrid Calle 30) & Portugal (Nacional 6, Lisbon 2ª circular and A25).
- Use Cases: HLN, RWW, V16, VMS, Roadwork, Stopped Veh. (DGT 3.0).
- 802.11p (ITS-G5) and Cellular C-V2X (5G).
- C-Streets Project (802.11p (ITS-G5)) for urban environment.
- R3CAV: 3GPP C-V2X uses cases for autonomous driving
- OpenVia: 3GPP C-V2X for intelligent roads, use cases for highways
- ERASMO: Multisensor and V2X communications (IEEE 802.11p) integrated with GNSS engine for autonomous driving.
- GMV Smart Mobility Suite solution ready to integrate with third-party platforms.
Strengths and Experience
What are our main strengths?
- More than 20 years developing custom specifications for automotive applications.
- Profound knowledge of automotive standards and processes.
- Agile methodology.
- Robust and reliable software solutions tailored to the automotive industry's stringent safety and performance standards.
- Our proficiency in verification, validation, and compliance with industry regulations ensures that the SW components developed maintain the highest safety, security, and reliability levels.
- Experience and capacity to integrate with customer and/or third-party platforms, including CI/CD.
- TISAX certification (Information Security Assessment): your assets are protected.
What have we done in this area?
- Multiple Telematic services for FICOSA along different platforms for numerous OEMS.
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