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Business challenge of a Fortune 500 company<\/h2>\n
Our client is a German auto manufacturer with annual sales totaling millions of cars across five continents. Managing multiple brands, the company produces a wide range of internal combustion engine and electric vehicles from motorcycles, family sedans, and SUVs to high-end sports cars, work vans, and light- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles. Our client has been a longtime member of the Fortune Global 500 list and has been steadily improving their ranking year over year.<\/p>\n
Modern cars are packed with high-tech gadgetry; they\u2019re really interconnected information systems on wheels. Engine controls, onboard diagnostics, active safety systems, infotainment systems \u2013 the average car nowadays has more computational capacity than the guidance system of the Apollo spacecraft. And with this complexity comes increased susceptibility to hacks and privacy breaches.<\/p>\n