G+D Mobile Security Provides Smart Digital Key Solutions to Xpeng Motors

G+D Mobile Security announced that it has won Xpeng Motors as a new customer in the electric vehicle field and will equip its new cars with smart digital car keys, providing support in all aspects from technology, solutions to services and infrastructure.

Xpeng Motors' next-generation model, a highly intelligent high-performance coupe called the P7, will be launched in China and equipped with a digital car key service provided by G+D Mobile Security. Buyers will receive two NFC (near field communication) cards as digital keys, which can open, start and close the vehicle. This makes traditional physical car keys a thing of the past. G+D's digital car key system also integrates Xiaomi's NFC solution, allowing P7 drivers to receive and share their digital car keys via Xiaomi smartphones and mobile networks.

The Xpeng P7 will be shown to a large professional audience for the first time at the 2019 Shanghai Auto Show from April 18 to 25.

For manufacturers, cybersecurity is one of the most important criteria when introducing digital car key solutions. G+D provides security technologies and services for the entire lifecycle of this solution.

G+D Mobile Security Digital Car Key Solution

The digital car key solution provided by G+D Mobile Security for the Xpeng P7 consists of the following basic components:

• Digital car key management server: completes the life cycle management of digital car keys, including the application, generation, distribution and authentication of car owners;

• eSE (embedded secure element) in vehicles: Common Criteria EAL 5+ certification; secure storage of keys, certificates and confidential data; secure connection to service platforms and mobile devices; verification of authentication protocols and instructions;

• Mobile security services: In Xiaopeng's application case, mobile security relies on the secure element in the mobile phone. For general situations where there is no secure element, the G+D solution will use Cywall, the G+D mobile security framework integrated in the smartphone environment, to safely use and manage mobile applications on connected devices; securely store digital keys and certificates using cryptographic methods; and ensure the security of the connection between the service platform and the vehicle;

• TSM (Trusted Service Management) service: Dynamically and securely manage applets and credentials in the vehicle's eSE via OTA (over-the-air).

"The application areas for mobile devices are constantly expanding, and the digital car key is an example of how the market is developing dynamically. G+D Mobile Security is broadly positioned in this area and offers digital car key solutions in various form factors, such as wearables, smartphones or NFC cards, and via various access technologies, such as Passive Entry Passive Start, Bluetooth Low Energy or NFC," says Alois Kliner, Director of the Digital Enterprise Security Division at G+D Mobile Security.

"As an emerging smart car brand, Xpeng sees the collaboration with G+D as part of our pursuit of excellence in information security and service innovation," said Liu Yilin, Vice General Manager of Product at Xpeng Motors. "G+D's experience and expertise in finance and near-field communications is an important foundation for this pursuit. Through our collaborative innovation, our users can enjoy a more comprehensive driving experience."

G+D's digital car key technology, solutions and services are aimed at the global market. In China, many automotive OEMs have already applied G+D's digital car key solutions and plan to release them to the public at the end of this year or early 2020.

About G+D Mobile Security

G+D Mobile Security is a global mobile security technology company headquartered in Munich, Germany. G+D Mobile Security is a subsidiary of the G+D Group with 5,300 employees and sales of approximately EUR 868 million in fiscal 2018. The company has more than 40 sales and partner offices worldwide, as well as more than 20 certified production and personalization centers and data centers, ensuring close proximity to customers around the world.

G+D Mobile Security manages and protects billions of digital identities throughout their entire lifecycle. Our products and solutions are used every day by commercial banks, mobile network operators, car and mobile device manufacturers, commercial enterprises, transportation and healthcare authorities and their customers to secure payments, communications and interactions between devices. For more information, visit: www.gi-de.com/mobile-security

About Xiaopeng

Founded in Guangzhou in mid-2014, Xpeng Motors is China's first-tier smart car design and manufacturing company, and a technology company that integrates the Internet and artificial intelligence cutting-edge innovations. Xpeng Motors has established R&D and production centers in Silicon Valley, Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Zhaoqing, Zhengzhou and other places to build a global enterprise layout. We are committed to creating a better travel life for users through independent research and development and intelligent manufacturing. Here, more than 3,000 talents from different countries are gathered, 70% of whom are R&D personnel. The core team integrates outstanding experts from the Internet and automobile industries, ensuring the cross-border thinking and openness and tolerance of Xpeng Motors.