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On April 19, KPIT Technologies Limited announced that it has now acquired the balance stake in PathPartner. Accordingly, PathPartner has become a wholly owned subsidiary of the company.  The total cost of acquisition of a 100% stake has not exceeded INR 1,910 million. The acquisition will strengthen KPIT software integration capabilities and help deliver complex software solutions for new-age vehicle architectures. 
It will also provide early access to semiconductor technologies by leveraging PathPartner centers of excellence and technical assets for automotive OEMs and Tier 1s. Further, it will enhance the performance engineering of complex high-compute domain controller software in autonomous, infotainment, connected, and electrification domains. PathPartner Technology is a member of KPIT Group, is a product engineering and R&D specialist company

Based on the KPIT Technologies Ltd. stock exchange notification

On April 16, P3 digital services announced a partnership with what3words to add innovative location technology what3words to the SPARQ Store. Through this partnership, automakers choosing SPARQ OS IVI can offer what3words as a feature to drivers in connected vehicles.

what3words has divided the globe into a grid of 3-meter x 3-meter (10ftx10ft) squares, and assigned each a unique combination of three words. SPARQ OS is the dynamic and rapidly developing in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) solution developed by P3, based on Android Automotive OS. It helps car manufacturers differentiate by delivering advanced top-bottom custom Human-Machine Interface (HMI), service layer, and Vehicle Hardware Abstraction Layer (VHAL) integration. 

Based on what3words press release 

On April 18, Irdeto, a digital platform cybersecurity provider, partnered with Ford Trucks, to enhance the cybersecurity framework of its trucks and components in line with the latest industry standards and regulations.

Irdeto will provide Ford Trucks with a fully managed key lifecycle management service that is ISO 27001 certified, designed to meet the needs of Ford Trucks’s product lines and electronic control units (ECUs), ensuring security in connected devices, compliance with regulations, long-term resilience, lifecycle management, and customization options.

The collaboration also enables Ford Trucks to streamline its focus towards innovation, safety, and quality, by offloading the management of cryptographic keys and software signing services.

Based on Irdeto press release