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Hitachi Astemo, Trend Micro, and VicOne Expand Collaboration on Security Solutions for Connected Cars, Targeting 2025 Commercialization

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023

TOKYO, Jan 25, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - Hitachi Astemo, Ltd., Trend Micro Inc. and its subsidiary VicOne Inc. have expanded their collaboration to provide security solutions for connected cars, aiming for commercialization by 2025.

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  • TOKYO, Jan 25, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - Hitachi Astemo, Ltd., Trend Micro Inc. and its subsidiary VicOne Inc. have expanded their collaboration to provide security solutions for connected cars, aiming for commercialization by 2025.
  • Hitachi Astemo's division that develops in-vehicle components for connected cars has been working with Trend Micro on the joint development of security solutions for connected cars(1) since October 2021(2).
  • Now, Hitachi Astemo,Trend Micro and VicOne, will expand collaboration on security solutions for the in-vehicle side of the business.
  • The collaboration will combine Hitachi Astemo's Edge-SIEM(3) security solution for automobiles with Trend Micro and VicOne's xCarbon(4) embedded security solution for in-vehicles, and will provide security solutions to detect and mitigate cyber attacks and their risks to connected cars on the in-vehicle side by 2025.

Inventus Power Receives ECE R100 Certification on its PROTRXion Motive Batteries

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Monday, June 13, 2022

WOODRIDGE, Ill., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inventus Power, a global leader in advanced battery systems, announced today that it has received ECE R100 (Rev 3) certification on its 48 volt PROTRXion™ lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery module. In accordance with the ECE Regulation No 100.03, Inventus Power's M-48V60-TRX model meets the "safety requirements with respect to the Rechargeable Electrical Energy Storage System (REESS) of road vehicles of categories M and N equipped with an electric power train."

Key Points: 
  • WOODRIDGE, Ill., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Inventus Power, a global leader in advanced battery systems, announced today that it has received ECE R100 (Rev 3) certification on its 48 volt PROTRXion lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery module.
  • "Achieving ECE R100 certification is a significant milestone for our business.
  • Inventus Power's PROTRXion Li-ion batteries are designed to address various market electrification needs not being met through power sources such as combustion engines, lead-acid batteries, and other conventional technologies.
  • In addition to ECE R100 certification, the M-48V60-TRX battery is certified to ECE R10, UL2271, IEC62133, IEC62619, IEC60730 Class B, FCC Class B, CE and UN38.3.

Inventus Power Receives ECE R100 Certification on its PROTRXion motive batteries

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022

WOODBRIDGE, Ill., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Inventus Power, a global leader in advanced battery systems, announced today that it has received ECE R100 (Rev 3) certification on its 48 volt PROTRXion™ lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery module. In accordance with the ECE Regulation No 100.03, Inventus Power's M-48V60-TRX model meets the "safety requirements with respect to the Rechargeable Electrical Energy Storage System (REESS) of road vehicles of categories M and N equipped with an electric power train."

Key Points: 
  • WOODBRIDGE, Ill., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Inventus Power, a global leader in advanced battery systems, announced today that it has received ECE R100 (Rev 3) certification on its 48 volt PROTRXion lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery module.
  • Inventus Power's PROTRXion Li-ion batteries are designed to address various market electrification needs not being met through power sources such as combustion engines, lead-acid batteries, and other conventional technologies.
  • "Achieving ECE R100 certification provides assurance to our European OEM & aftermarket customers that our batteries are safe to use in a variety of low-speed electric vehicle applications."
  • In addition to ECE R100 certification, the M-48V60-TRX battery is certified to ECE R10, UL2271, IEC62133, IEC62619, IEC60730 Class B, FCC Class B, CE and UN38.3.

UL Receives Approval from RDW in the Netherlands to be a Technical Service for United Nations Regulations Focusing on Cybersecurity in Connected Vehicles

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Friday, March 18, 2022

LEIDEN, Netherlands, March 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- UL, a global safety science leader, today announced that the company has been designated by the Netherlands Vehicle Authority (RDW) as a technical service for auditing and testing of vehicles, including passenger cars, vans, trucks and buses, for compliance with two key United Nations automotive cybersecurity regulations.

Key Points: 
  • 155 ( UN R155 ), covering cybersecurity and requiring that connected vehicles have a certified cybersecurity management system (CSMS), and United Nations Regulation No.
  • 156 ( UN R156 ), covering software updates management system (SUMS) for connected vehicles.
  • The CSMS framework serves as a systematic risk-based approach defining organizational processes, responsibilities and governance to manage risk associated with vehicle cyberthreats.
  • With over 500 international security experts, UL works with customers worldwide with industry-leading working knowledge of automotive standards and best practices.

UL Receives Approval from RDW in the Netherlands to be a Technical Service for United Nations Regulations Focusing on Cybersecurity in Connected Vehicles

Retrieved on: 
Friday, March 18, 2022

LEIDEN, Netherlands, March 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- UL, a global safety science leader, today announced that the company has been designated by the Netherlands Vehicle Authority (RDW) as a technical service for auditing and testing of vehicles, including passenger cars, vans, trucks and buses, for compliance with two key United Nations automotive cybersecurity regulations.

Key Points: 
  • 155 ( UN R155 ), covering cybersecurity and requiring that connected vehicles have a certified cybersecurity management system (CSMS), and United Nations Regulation No.
  • 156 ( UN R156 ), covering software updates management system (SUMS) for connected vehicles.
  • The CSMS framework serves as a systematic risk-based approach defining organizational processes, responsibilities and governance to manage risk associated with vehicle cyberthreats.
  • With over 500 international security experts, UL works with customers worldwide with industry-leading working knowledge of automotive standards and best practices.

Top United Nations Automotive Working Group for Automated Vehicle Validation to Meet at the 2019 Washington, D.C. Auto Show

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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

The group is the United Nations World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP 29) Informal Working Group Validation Method for Automated Driving (VMAD) under the Groupe de Rapporteurs Vehicle Automation (GRVA).

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  • The group is the United Nations World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP 29) Informal Working Group Validation Method for Automated Driving (VMAD) under the Groupe de Rapporteurs Vehicle Automation (GRVA).
  • "The auto show is proud to have a part in not just the discussion on, but the creation of, the rules for self-driving vehicles."
  • Working Group meets several times a year around the world, most recently in Hongzhou, China.
  • For more information on MobilityTalks and The Washington, D.C. Auto Show please visit:

Top United Nations Automotive Working Group for Automated Vehicle Validation to Meet at the 2019 Washington, D.C. Auto Show

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, March 19, 2019

The group is the United Nations World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP 29) Informal Working Group Validation Method for Automated Driving (VMAD) under the Groupe de Rapporteurs Vehicle Automation (GRVA).

Key Points: 
  • The group is the United Nations World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP 29) Informal Working Group Validation Method for Automated Driving (VMAD) under the Groupe de Rapporteurs Vehicle Automation (GRVA).
  • "The auto show is proud to have a part in not just the discussion on, but the creation of, the rules for self-driving vehicles."
  • Working Group meets several times a year around the world, most recently in Hongzhou, China.
  • For more information on MobilityTalks and The Washington, D.C. Auto Show please visit:

Highlights - Type-approval requirements for motor vehicles: committee vote - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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Monday, February 18, 2019

On 21 February IMCO will vote on the report on type-approval requirements for motor vehicles and their trailers, and systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, as regards their general safety and the protection of vehicle occupants and vulnerable road users.

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  • On 21 February IMCO will vote on the report on type-approval requirements for motor vehicles and their trailers, and systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, as regards their general safety and the protection of vehicle occupants and vulnerable road users.
  • The report is bringing together the current Vehicle General Safety Regulation and the Pedestrian Safety Regulation in a single legal text.
  • The proposal also aims to create a link with future requirements for motor vehicles to obtain a type approval.