Futaba Accused in Suit of Reverse Engineering Car’s Software

Futaba Corporation of America, in a lawsuit filed in a Texas federal court, has been accused of reverse-engineering a rival’s software code for a car’s computer.

The plaintiff, UUSI, LLC—doing business as Nartron—said they had a contract with JVIS-USA LLC to produce a integrated center stack—how modern cars access the AC, radio, and other electronic functions—for cars like the Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee. However, JVIS allegedly gave Nartron’s proprietary information to Futaba to create a copy at what it suspects was a lower cost, and then canceled its business ties with Nartron, that company told the US District Court ...