Empowering Tomorrow's Automotive Software
Episodes
Exploring Injection Attacks on UAVs and the Realities of Embedded Device Security
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host Zane Pelletier from ETAS is joined by Gabriel Gonzalez-Garcia, Director of Hardware Security at IOActive, for a fascinating look...
Measurement and Calibration for Any Vehicle
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this webinar recording, we highlight the critical role measurement and calibration play in developing automotive software functions for microcontro...
Infrastructure Hacking and Autonomous Vehicle Security
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, ETAS host Zane Pelletier speaks with cybersecurity expert Tiffany Rad about the evolving threat landscape in automotive and transport...
Driving the Future of Automotive Software with ETAS and Infineon
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features a conversation between host Janak Patel, a technical director at ETAS, and guest Hugo Ochoa, a product marketing manager at Infi...
Navigating the Shift: OEMs and the Evolution of Automotive Software
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, ETAS experts, Subash Scindia and Nigel Tracey discuss the significant shift in the automotive industry toward OEMs developing and own...
Inside Scoop: Critical Mistakes in Developing Automotive Software Functions on Microcontrollers
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, we spotlight the most common, and costly, mistakes made when developing software functions on automotive microcontrollers. Ba...
AI in Fuzz Testing
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI is a hot topic within and outside of the workplace. In this episode, Zachariah (Zane) Pelletier, Service Manager for Enterprise and ICS Security Se...
Securing Your Microcontroller Software with AUTOSAR and Beyond
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As vehicles become smarter and more connected, they're also becoming high-value targets for cyberattacks. In this episode, we explore why microco...
Introduction to Enterprise Blue Teaming
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re following up our Enterprise Red Teaming episode with the logical next topic: Enterprise Blue Teaming. ETAS’s Rene Reuter, Product Manager En...
The Chinese Automotive, Software-defined Vehicle Market
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re once again diving into the world of software-defined vehicles (SDVs). In this episode we are joined by Florian Rohde, Managing Partner of iPro...
Software-defined Vehicle: 2025 Update
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, Madelyn Downs, Marketing Manager at ETAS, is joined by her colleague, Omar Alshabibi, Lead Global Product Manager, to reflect...
Enterprise Pen Testing
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, ETAS experts Zachariah (Zane) Pelletier and Michael Scharl discuss enterprise testing, how it differs from embedded testing, and how ...
Introduction to Enterprise Red Teaming
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ETAS’s Rene Reuter, Product Manager Enterprise Security Systems and Wolfgang Neufeld, Subject Mater Expert Red & Purple Teaming/Penetration Test...
Exposing Truck-to-Truck Cyber Worms
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jake Jepson, Security Researcher, Red Balloon Security, joins Zachariah (Zane) Pelletier, Security Tester at ETAS, to talk about the research project ...
ECUs – Driving Vehicle Software
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a lot of talk about innovation in the automotive control space, but not how to get there. Process and toolchains, decision-making complexity...
Discovery of a CVE in a Bluetooth Stack
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Zachariah (Zane) Pelletier, Security Tester at ETAS, and Kevin Mitchell, Sr. Automotive Security Tester at ETAS, talk about CVE 2023-...
Fuzzing Challenges and Solutions
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It may seem that fuzz testing is fairly easy, but there definitely are challenges. That’s the focus of this episode, hosted by Marcos Cardoso from E...
A Look at Today's Auto Industry - Full of Change and Fun
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re honored to be joined by renowned automotive journalist, commentator and thought leader, John McElroy. John joins our host, Er...
Ground Penetrating Radar for Mobility Applications
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Collin Mundell from ETAS is joined by Noah Gedrimas, VP of Strategy at GPR to talk about ground penetrating radar technology and its ...
Open-source Software: An Expert Panel
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This impressive group of experts from ETAS (Ansgar Lindwedel), Bosch (Marcel Kurzmann), ZF (Sarah Moser) and formerly with Microsoft (Sarah Novotny) c...
Security Fuzzing: An Expert Discussion
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our host, Thomas Irmscher is joined by his ETAS colleague Marcos Cardoso and Steffen Sanwald from Mercedes-Benz. The trio of experts ...
Accelerating the SDV Time to Market
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The journey to the software-defined vehicle (SDV) has started in earnest, and the trip promises to be an exciting one. This episode, hosted by Tim Mes...
System-on-Chip Technology, Security for Software-Defined Vehicles
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At the heart of the software-defined vehicle is a computer. And a critical prerequisite for this computer is security for it, the software on it and i...
Automotive Cyber Maturity Report 2023
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Moritz Minzlaff, Head of Professional Security Services at ETAS, is joined by Timo van Roermund, Technical Director of Automotive Security at NXP Semi...
Software-Defined Vehicle Security
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The software-defined vehicle is and will continue to transform the auto industry. In this episode, our host, Carina Boettcher, leads a discussion with...
Addressing Security Challenges with the AUTOSAR Firewall Module
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There are significant security challenges - a common language for configuration, connection to the intrusion detection system, standard firewall requi...
AUTOSAR, Middleware and the Software-Defined Vehicle
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For the software-defined vehicle to become a reality, we need a centralized software layer - middleware - between the operating system and application...
Cybersecurity Regulations and Frameworks
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you'll hear three ETAS experts talk about the various frameworks and regulations in place and being developed for vehicle cybers...
An Honest Look at the Software-Defined Vehicle - A Conversation with QNX
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're excited to have another industry leader, John Wall, Sr. VP and Head of BlackBerry QNX, join Eric to talk about the software-defined vehicle...
Open-source Software and the Software-Defined Vehicle - A Conversation with Red Hat
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're honored to have Francis Chow from Red Hat, a leader in open-source solutions, join Eric for a conversation about the software-defined vehic...
Bringing the Cloud to Automotive - A Conversation with Microsoft
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Eric Cesa sits down with Boris Scholl, Chief Architect, Partner - Cloud&AI at Microsoft. Eric and Boris have an interesting con...
The Software-Defined Vehicle's Impact on Automakers
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Eric Cesa is joined by ETAS colleagues, Tim Weber and Jason Simon to talk about the impact the software-defined vehicle will have on ...
An Overview of the Software-Defined Vehicle
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In our first, full-length episode, Eric Cesa is joined by Christoph Hartung, President and Chairman of the Board of Management for ETAS GmbH. Eric and...
Empowering Tomorrow's Automotive Software Introduction
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In our inaugural episode of Empowering Tomorrow's Automotive Software podcast, our host, Eric Cesa, General Manager of ETAS, provides background ...
Women in Cybersecurity
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2019, women made up 48% of the workforce, but only 27% of those in STEM (science, technology, engineering and ...
Fuzz Testing - Unmask Hidden Security Risks of Your Automotive Embedded System
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fuzzing is a powerful testing technique to check software and system robustness for cybersecurity vulnerabilities. It is used to test how a target sys...
The Ins and Outs of Automotive Ethernet
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Though it has been around for a number of years, automotive ethernet is becoming more prevalent as vehicles have increasingly complex features and ADA...
Secure Boot - What You Need to Know
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we take a comprehensive look at secure boot, the process to ensure your ECU software isn't manipulated. In this discussion, ETAS...