Aurora Labs, a connected car analytic startup, raised $23 million on Sept. 22, bring up its total fund to $34 million. The company wants to use the money and develop software that could automatically detect bugs in car codebases.
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Currently, the Modern high-end cars feature codebases exceeding 100 million lines, which could contain bugs. For example, the software for an electronic control unit (ECU), which is the device that regulates a car's electronic systems, could experience configuration drift that reduces the engine's life span.
The company claims that its "self-healing" software could employ efficient models to identify line-of-code faults and anticipate downtime, thus solving the issue. Aurora Labs explained that it is capable of visualizing code and the relationships between car functions.
The platform could also upgrade firmware with the least possible impact on the battery by refreshing code and configurations in parallel. Aurora would provide the records of the changed codes to facilitate validation processes to enable ECUs in a car to be remotely updated.
The company added that it could still recover to a secure, safe, and certified firmware version if something goes wrong.
Aurora's new software could identify issues and apply fixes while the car is in motion.
The company's new software could detect faults in the car's system and fix them while moving. It also ships with an auto-update framework, which Aurora claims only takes 3% of ECU and recycles 1% of memory.
YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA - SEPTEMBER 20: People watch musicians perform from their cars during a drive-in music concert amid the coronavirus pandemic on September 20, 2020 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Indonesia is struggling to contain thousands of new daily cases of coronavirus amid easing of rules to allow economic activity to resume.
Zohar Fox, Aurora Labs' CEO, explained that Aurora is widely used in Europe, the United States, and Asia by a global electronics manufacturer, four automakers, and an automotive aftermarket customer that collectively cover a third of global car production.
"As auto manufacturers plan for the new regulations ... and all manufacturers prioritize software in their product development, Aurora becomes a strategic partner helping manufacturers differentiate and update their vehicles and devices and create recurring revenue streams," Fox said.
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Written by: Giuliano de Leon.
