Automotive

Applus+ Laboratories supports the electrification of the automotive industry with investment in testing technology for new energy vehicles.

Through our worldwide network of laboratories, we provide testing and homologation services for most of the onboard electrical and electronic components as well as the vehicle electronic architecture.

Our teams specialize in high voltage systems, testing each of the new components in electric vehicles, from e-motors, inverters, OBC or battery packs, amongst others.

Vehicles structures and components are made to endure loads of all kinds. Fatigue can affect functionality, size, and stability of body elements; acceleration, braking and difficult terrain produce complex vibration patterns that over time affect all components, particularly when combined with other internal factors like pressure or gas heat, or external factors like cold, humidity or corrosion.

In our mechanical and environmental durability labs, we put structures and components endurance to test.

Component stability and durability is intimately tight to the materials used in their fabrication. We can test and characterize all sort of metals, composites, plastic, or coatings to ensure they meet the expectations.

We also test other components, like interior and exterior trims, soft decoration, and plastic and textile parts, ensuring materials quality, environmental durability and chemical emissions. 
 

Cybersecurity Services for the Automotive Industry: OEMs must comply with UNECE regulations WP.29, R155 and R156 for the international market and with the new GB-44495 for the local Chinese market. To achieve this, vehicle manufacturers and their suppliers rely on the international cybersecurity standard ISO/SAE 21434:2021. Our cybersecurity experts support automotive and component manufacturers to develop, audit and certify their cybersecurity risk management systems (CSMS) and perform penetration testing to assess the security of vehicle components and systems. We also provide certification services to comply with standards ISO 26262 - Functional Security and ISO 24089 - Software Updates.

Cybersecurity Evaluations for Certification Schemes: Some vehicle components must be assessed in accredited laboratories such as Applus+, to obtain security certifications such as: GSMA (for eSIM), Wireless Power Consumption (for Wireless QI Chargers), RED Directive (for radioelectronic equipment), Common Criteria or SESIP (for security critical components like V2X HSM).

Pentesting for Automotive ECUs: Our cybersecurity experts provide pentesting services to identify vulnerabilities in automotive ECUs by hacking either directly on them or accessing through another component of the vehicle. We can perform these activities following OEM specifications or using a tailor-made assessment.