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Alpine F1 Team joins forces with FireEye Mandiant to protect data across operations
The team will benefit from Mandiant ’ s profound understanding of planning and risk management as it relies increasingly on Artificial Intelligence , connectivity between international locations , digital communication and advanced data capture across multiple platforms including telemetry , driver simulators and , of course , the cars on track .
Laurent Rossi , Chief Executive Officer , Alpine , said : “ In Formula One , success is achieved by taking humans and technology to the limit while minimising risk . The fastest cars in the world are also among the safest and we needed a strategic partner who could help us extend the same approach to our data , the digital reflection of who we are . Mandiant will thus cover a critical aspect of our engineering operations and is a welcome new member of our Technical Partners family .”
Alpine F1 Team is pleased to announce a new strategic partnership with FireEye Mandiant , one of the most trusted cybersecurity providers in the world . As an organisation constantly
analysing and finding new ways to combat cyberthreats , Mandiant will help Alpine F1 Team stay one step ahead of cyberthreats , so it can focus on pushing the boundaries of technology and innovation – both on and off-track .
Kevin Taylor , Senior Vice President , EMEA , FireEye Mandiant , said : “ We are pleased to be working with Alpine F1 Team to help protect its employees and the intellectual property behind its F1 car with the latest Mandiant cybersecurity solutions .
“ I am confident that together we will tackle the new challenges of cybersecurity in the automotive industry , over the 23 races of the F1 championship and beyond .”
Heart Aerospace closes US $ 35 million Series A round to build electric plane
Heart Aerospace , a company building a 19-seater electric aeroplane , has raised a US $ 35 million Series A round led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures , United Airlines Ventures and Mesa Air Group . In addition , Heart ’ s seed investors , EQT Ventures , and Lowercarbon Capital , have participated in the round .
As part of the agreement , United and Mesa have together placed purchase orders , subject to terms , for 200 aircraft , the ES-19 , with options for an additional 100 planes .
“ I can ’ t imagine a stronger coalition of partners to advance our mission to electrify short-haul air travel ,” said Anders Forslund , CEO of Heart Aerospace . “ There ’ s BEV – the world ’ s most influential climate fund . There ’ s United – one of the world ’ s largest airlines , which is poised to be the global leader in decarbonising air travel , and there ’ s Mesa , the largest operator of 19-seater aircraft in history . This combination of near-term commercial viability and long-term climate investment philosophy is exactly what we need to make commercial electric air travel a reality .”
“ Aviation is such a critical piece of our global economy . At the same time , it ’ s a major source of carbon emissions and one of the most difficult sectors to decarbonise ,” said Carmichael Roberts ,
Breakthrough Energy Ventures . “ We believe electric aircraft can be transformational in reducing the emissions of the industry , and enable low cost , quiet and clean regional travel on a broad scale . Heart ’ s visionary team is developing an aircraft around its proprietary electric propulsion technology that will allow airlines to operate at a fraction of the cost of today and has the potential to change the way we fly .”
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