DELPHI'S multi-domain mindset

From tackling the cyber threat to putting 48-volt hybrids with Dynamic Skip-Fire on the road, Engineering VP Mary Gustanski is harnessing a technology powerhouse.

Mary Gustanski lives in a James Bond movie. It hasn't yet been released but she's certain it will be at some future date. In her film-nightmare, the evil-genius villain on the remote island has hacked into the ‘cloud’ to wreak havoc on the world's vehicles and their drivers. Chaos is rampant on the highways, streets and in every parking garage and car wash.

“That's actually how we look at the security threat as we develop advanced vehicle technologies,” said Gustanski, the Vice President of Engineering & Program Management at Delphi Automotive Systems. “The one thing we know for sure is, someone is going to get in. We start out with that premise.”