HARMAN (NYSE:HAR), the leading global infotainment, audio and software services company, today announced that the HARMAN Connected Services Division has achieved Automotive SPICE® Organizational Process Capability Level 3 certification.
By achieving this certification, HARMAN is one of the few organizations in the world to be recognized for its software development capabilities and practice in automotive electronics and embedded systems.
The independent assessment was conducted at multiple HARMAN locations (formerly Symphony Teleca), between September 2014 and April 2015 by Impronova AB and led by Alec Dorling, certified Principal Assessor.
“HARMAN joins a select group of organizations that have achieved Automotive SPICE® Organizational Process Capability Level 3 certification,” said Alec Dorling, Principal Assessor, Impronova. “This is a significant achievement and underscores HARMAN’s commitment to implementing best practices in developing software for the automotive industry.”
As we usher in the era of the connected car and autonomous driving, quality and security become that much more important in the automotive space,” said Sanjay Dhawan, President, HARMAN Connected Services. “HARMAN is proud to receive this important industry validation which reflects our ongoing drive to develop and deploy best in class services for our customers and their drivers.”
HARMAN’s suite of services for automakers supports an end-to-end approach to upgrade, connect and improve the automotive ownership experience.
HARMAN’s global automotive practice supports clients in defining and realizing next generation connected car experiences across the entire product lifecycle and provides clients a fast, secure and robust track for bringing innovative concepts and technologies to the car.
