5G-enabled Over-the-air software solution for automotive retailers

Software updates for vehicle electronic control units (ECUs) are now a routine service activity for automotive retailers. Service technicians typically update this software manually using a wired interface. While this is a secure method that ensures that other control systems, such as those for airbags and braking, are not compromised, it is also time-consuming.

As automotive technology evolves, and electric and autonomous vehicles become the norm, the volume of large software updates for critical ECUs will continue to grow. Retailers recognize the need to adapt and find more efficient methods for performing these updates cost effectively, while meeting customer expectations for quick turnaround times.

The Nokia Data Shower solution for automotive retailers leverages the industrial metaverse to enable retailers to handle the growing volume of critical vehicle software updates. The solution, which takes advantage of an over-the-air (OTA) interface on a 5G private wireless network, offers OEMs and retailers several key advantages:
 

• Provides fast, secure and reliable updates in retailer workshops via “data shower”
• Improves workshop efficiency to handle growing volumes of updates
• Reduces costs and improve customer satisfaction
• Scales across a large network of retailers and is easy to deploy