Business Overview

• Evaluate Digital Key Release 2.0 specification of Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC), which leverages Near Field Communication (NFC) technology to enable compatible mobile devices such as smartphones to securely access vehicles.
• Features of the PoC:
  • Owner paring with vehicles
  • Lock/unlock vehicles
  • Sharing Digital Keys with Friend Devices

Challenges

• New technology, small community
• Implement various of complex cipher algorithms
• Short development duration

Team size

• 2 Off-shore Scrum Teams (14 people) + 3 On-site BrSE
• 12 sprints to complete the PoC

Technical stacks

• Java Spring Boot is implemeted for Vehicle OEM Server and Device Server to host owner account, owner devices information, manage Digital Keys, provide and update certificates.
• Android application can take the role of an Owner Device and Friend Device. Application support contactless transactions to lock/unlock vehicle, configurable user authentication (e.g. passcode), check service eligibility before allowing owner pairing or accepting a friend Digital Key.
• Postgres DB stores Digital Keys, transactions and application configurations.