# Trustonic and MediaTek announce co-operation in automotive sector Author: Pal Sinha, Barnali Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali Published: 2017-07-08 Category: TECHNOLOGY Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/technology Meta Title: Trustonic and MediaTek Collaborate to Secure Automotive Meta Description: Find out how Trustonic's TEE technology is protecting connected vehicles from hacking and malware with MediaTek's secure hardware solutions. URL: https://financedigest.com/trustonic-and-mediatek-announce-co-operation-in-automotive-sectorhtml ![undefined](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/george-kanuck-1736843692134-compressed.jpg) _TEE hardware set to protect telematics & in-car infotainment systems_ ![George Kanuck](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/george-kanuck-1736843692134-compressed.jpg) George Kanuck **26 June 2017**– Trustonic today announces a collaboration with systems-on-chips (SoCs)specialist MediaTek to provide the automotive industry with highly secure telematics and in-car entertainment systems for connected vehicles. This partnership ensures that security is foundational, in an environment that has seen massive increases in external connectivity and in the number of features delivered by systems connected to in-car networks. Increasing [car connectivity](https://www.financedigest.com/nvidia-mediatek-partner-on-connected-car-technology.html "Nvidia, MediaTek partner on connected car technology") is bringing value and presenting challenges to the automotive industry. The ecosystem is therefore [working to address a range of security and privacy challenges](https://www.financedigest.com/hybrid-working-and-the-continued-security-challenges-for-financial-organisations.html "Hybrid working and the continued security challenges for financial organisations"). For example: - **Device connectivity &** [data privacy – cars](https://www.financedigest.com/interoperability-of-data-to-accelerate-the-car-t-cell-therapy-market.html "Interoperability of data to accelerate the Car T Cell Therapy Market") can now connect to multiple mobile devices, potentially exposing large amounts of personal sensitive data. There is, however, an [opportunity for drivers](https://www.financedigest.com/extracorporeal-co2-removal-market-in-depth-analysis-by-trends-opportunities-drivers-challenges-and-growth-factors-by-2026.html "Extracorporeal CO2 Removal Market: In-Depth Analysis by Trends, Opportunities, Drivers, Challenges and Growth Factors by 2026") and manufacturers to gather and monitor large volumes of useful data, such as location, speed, diagnostics, fuel consumption, tyre pressure or emissions. - **In-car services –** cars are a growing part of the “app economy”, opening up [opportunities to combine generalist applications](https://www.financedigest.com/amino-acids-premixes-market-overview-analysis-with-application-product-source-opportunity-and-region-2022-2029.html "Amino Acids Premixes Market Overview & Analysis with Application, Product, Source, Opportunity and Region 2022-2029"), such as social networking, payment and premium content, with car-centric apps, like journey planning, tolls and parking. - **Automotive monitoring –** other data, such as location, speed and driving characteristics, may be of use to authorities or [insurance companies](https://www.financedigest.com/building-stronger-relationships-with-insurance-companies.html "Building Stronger Relationships With Insurance Companies") – but with obvious concerns over privacy. Trustonic’s state-of-the-art TEE technology, already [embedded in more than one billion devices](https://www.trustonic.com/news/company/adoption-trustonic-security-platforms-passes-1-billion-device-milestone/?utm_source=iseepr&utm_medium=PR&utm_campaign=MediaTek), addresses these challenges by offering a hardware-secured operating system which is completely isolated from the device operating system. This makes it, and trusted applications residing in it, immune to all [software threats](https://www.financedigest.com/how-are-rising-cyber-threats-boosting-demand-for-public-safety-software.html "How are Rising Cyber Threats Boosting Demand for Public Safety Software") resident on the device. The Root of Trust also ensures that a trusted identity is preserved within the device, preventing fraudulent use or copying. Car [manufacturers](https://www.financedigest.com/rio-tinto-inks-deal-to-bring-iron-ore-rail-car-manufacturing-to-pilbara.html "Rio Tinto inks deal to bring iron ore rail car manufacturing to Pilbara") can therefore be assured that the MediaTek systems that they integrate into cars, and the applications and data stored on them, are protected. _George Kanuck_ “The benefits offered by connected cars are exciting, but security and privacy is paramount, as the ramifications of hacking could be serious,” commented George Kanuck, SVP of [Global Sales and Marketing](https://www.financedigest.com/increase-in-sales-of-human-insulin-market-to-scale-revenue-growth-in-the-global-market.html "Increase in Sales of Human Insulin Market to Scale Revenue Growth in the Global Market") at Trustonic. “MediaTek recognises this and is pushing the boundaries of secure telematics and infotainment. Using our certified hardware, vehicles and their users can be protected from hacking and malware, keeping companies, passengers and the public safe.” J.C. Hsu, Corporate Vice President and General Manager of New Business Development at MediaTek, concluded: “The [demands of connected and autonomous vehicles](https://www.financedigest.com/adoption-of-autonomous-underwater-vehicles-market-to-surge-during-the-forecast-period-owing-to-increased-consumer-demand.html "Adoption of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Market to Surge During the Forecast Period Owing to Increased Consumer Demand") require a range of unique technologies. MediaTek is channelling its experience to power the future of driving, and we want to ensure that the solutions we offer to the [automotive sector](https://www.financedigest.com/the-electric-vehicle-sound-generator-market-to-create-turbulence-in-automotive-sector-at-a-cagr-of-14-between-2019-and-2029.html "The Electric Vehicle Sound Generator Market to create turbulence in automotive sector at a CAGR of 14% between 2019 and 2029") are absolutely secure. The hardware-based device [security that the TEE offers is the best way](https://www.financedigest.com/pandemic-loans-three-ways-to-secure-recovery.html "Pandemic loans: Three ways to secure recovery") to achieve this. Initially, we will use Trustonic’s TEE to safeguard our telematics and in-car entertainment solutions, with the first shipments already underway and due to hit the [consumer market](https://www.financedigest.com/the-digital-intraoral-sensors-and-consumables-market-to-despise-monotony-with-digitization.html "The Digital Intraoral Sensors And Consumables Market to despise monotony with digitization") in 2018.” --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. ---