Novelic, a European short-range radar technology provider, is set to showcase its automotive sensors for the Chinese market at Auto Shanghai 2025. Novelic’s ASPER200 is a 79-GHz short-range exterior radar module, meant for passenger vehicles, motorcycles, as well as commercial, transportation and construction vehicles. The module covers a field of view (FOV) of 180 degrees using a single radar chip, observing an entire side of the vehicle with only one module. This radar module fulfills man...

Kia Europe has developed Kia Soundscapes, an experiment that translates landscapes into symphonic compositions. In collaboration with the marketing agency Innocean Berlin and music company DaHouse, this project enables passengers with visual impairments to experience the beauty of road trips in new ways.  Research shows that music activates the visual cortex in individuals who are blind. This area of the brain is typically reserved for sight and perception. Inspired by this, Kia Sou...

Hyundai Motor Group introduced its new mobility software brand Pleos at its 2025 developer conference held on March 28, marking a pivotal shift toward becoming a mobility technology company. Pleos, combining the Greek word "pleo" for "more" and OS for operating system, is designed to support autonomous movement and smart management of all mobile devices, connecting transportation and infrastructure to create a more efficient mobility environment. Specifically, Pleos aims to enhance the i...

Polestar has announced updates for the model year 2026 Polestar 2, focusing on advanced features and technology. Enhancements include the integration of a new Qualcomm Snapdragon processor chip, which elevates the performance of the car's infotainment system by offering faster download speeds, quicker in-app reactions, enhanced center display responsiveness and smoother overall performance. Additionally, Polestar 2 now presents an option for a top-tier Bowers & Wilkins audio system, featurin...

China reportedly plans to launch 30 pilot projects in nine cities that would use the country's growing fleet of electric vehicles as batteries to shore up power supply on the grid during spikes in demand, according to a government announcement on April 2. The move comes after the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) issued rules in 2024 to strengthen the integration of new-energy vehicles with the grid amid concerns that the rapid adoption of EVs in the country could overwhelm the p...

Kia has introduced a comprehensive update for its model year 2022 and above vehicles, focusing on enhancing the overall user experience with a suite of new features for its all-electric EV3 sport utility vehicle, alongside improvements across connectivity, voice control, entertainment and navigation. This update is notable for introducing an AI voice assistant specifically designed for the EV3, signaling Kia's commitment to integrating advanced technology into its offerings. Among the updat...

ŠKODA has announced a new feature called the ŠkodAlert system for Elroq and Enyaq owners. This optional feature allows owners to send messages to each other by utilizing the vehicles' illuminated Tech-Deck face, an element of ŠKODA's modern design language. The Tech-Deck face, composed of LED pixels, displays messages programmed by the owners, with the system recognizing the intended recipient through their vehicle's key fob radio frequency IDs. Owners can create personalized messages up t...

Vecttor, a subsidiary of the Cabify group, is integrating the Keyless digital key solution. Provided by Geotab and included in Telefónica Tech's portfolio, the Keyless solution allows vehicles to be accessed and started via a mobile device, thus eliminating the need for physical key exchanges among drivers. This innovation, compatible with all car brands and models that have remote keys including electric and hybrid ones, aims to provide a safer, more convenient driving experience and offe...

As part of the shift to software-defined vehicles (SDVs), cloud computing has become a strategic extension of the vehicle-embedded systems computing. As a part of the cloud ecosystem, a collection of components work together to create a comprehensive experience for end vehicle users. These components include telematics, connectivity, infotainment, remote control and monitoring, software and firmware updates, data analytics, cybersecurity, and autonomous and connected features. The goal of an ...

The Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC) has announced its CCC Digital Key certification program now includes coverage for Bluetooth low energy (BLE) and ultra-wideband (UWB) technologies. This expansion builds on the existing certification, which addresses the near-field communication (NFC) components of a digital key solution, and will incorporate additional functionalities, such as remote access, passive entry and passive start. The inclusion of BLE and UWB in the program ensures that digital...

Li Auto has become one of the first automakers in the world to open-source its vehicle operating system, named Halo OS. According to Li Xiang, chairman and CEO of Li Auto, Halo OS outperforms the widely recognized proprietary AUTOSAR system in terms of overall performance. This development comes as a response to the challenges faced by the global automotive industry, including the chip shortage experienced in 2020 and the limitations imposed by closed-source operating systems in chip adaptation ...

Silvaco Group, a provider of electronic design automation (EDA) software, has announced that Faraday Technology Corp., a provider of application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) design services, has selected Silvaco's FlexCAN intellectual property (IP) to establish a robust networking backbone for its latest automotive ASIC design.  Silvaco’s FlexCAN controller is compliant with ISO 11898-1 and supports controller area network with flexible data-rate (CAN-FD), which de...

At the NVIDIA GTC conference in San Jose, California, NVIDIA highlighted the use of its AI technologies in advancing the mobility industry, encompassing passenger vehicles, trucks and autonomous systems. The company unveiled Halos Safety for autonomous vehicles, emphasizing the collaboration with leading automakers such as General Motors and Volvo Cars. These automakers utilize NVIDIA's diverse platforms such as DGX for AI model training, Omniverse and Cosmos for simulation, and DRIVE AGX for in...

REE Automotive Ltd., a company specializing in the development and production of software-defined electric vehicles, has entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with an unnamed global technology firm focused on new mobility solutions for both passenger and freight transport. This partnership, projected to be formalized into a definitive long-term collaboration agreement by the end of 2025, aims to usher in a new era of autonomous driving vehicles, leveraging REE's P7 platfor...

Volvo Cars is advancing its safety software development, including driver assistance systems, through the use of AI to create highly realistic virtual environments. This innovative approach allows the company to analyze and reconstruct incidents using data from advanced sensors in its new cars, exploring scenarios in ways that were not previously possible. The technique employed, known as Gaussian splatting, enables the creation of detailed 3D scenes from real-world visuals. This can significant...

California-based Faraday Future (FF) recently hosted its inaugural Open AI Day at its Los Angeles headquarters, highlighting its AI strategy, products and technological innovations. The event, which drew AI experts, potential future talents and FF employees, marked the announcement of Future AIHER, a new subsidiary focused on the development and commercialization of AI extended range and AI hybrid extended-range electric powertrain systems. Future AIHER aims to provide solutions for FF and poten...

Audi has integrated the DAZN sports streaming service into its vehicles, marking itself as arguably the first carmaker to do so. This integration will enable Audi passengers and drivers to access live sports, highlights and documentaries directly from the vehicle's MMI touch display, providing a unique viewing experience during charging breaks. The DAZN app can be utilized on the 14.5-inch MMI touch display and the 10.9-inch passenger display, offering a variety of content including sports event...

AI is now a necessity in the automotive industry. From autonomous driving systems that promise seamless travel to in-cabin technologies that personalize our journeys, AI has become  a catalyst for accelerating the integration of new revolutionary technologies into vehicles. Until recently, there had been a prevailing notion that developing leading-edge large language models (LLMs) require significant technical and financial resources. That notion, however, stands disrupted now by a Chine...

Rivian is set to offer its R1S and R1T owners the opportunity to enhance their vehicles' driving range and performance through paywalls and over-the-air (OTA) upgrades. Specifically, the refreshed dual-motor versions of these electric vehicles will have access to a Performance upgrade, as shared by RivianTrackr and confirmed by Rivian's software leader Wassym Bensaid. This upgrade, accessible via the vehicles' infotainment screen, enhances power and torque significantly, reduces acceleration tim...

Soracom, an internet of things platform provider with full mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) capability, has announced its participation in the Automotive Edge Computing Consortium (AECC) showcase within the Demonstration Area of the GSMA Open Gateway at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025. AECC is an industrywide consortium that defines new network requirements for connected car data communication and promotes technological innovations necessary for next-generation mobility. At MWC 20...

Automotive Grade Linux (AGL), an initiative aimed at creating an open-source platform for software-defined vehicles (SDVs), has welcomed Seafarix as its new Bronze member. AGL is anchored by The Linux Foundation and collaborates with automakers, suppliers and technology companies to propel the development and wide adoption of a wholly open software framework for vehicle technology, spanning from infotainment systems to autonomous driving capabilities. Dan Cauchy, a representative from AGL, empha...

Hyundai Motor Group is gearing up for its developer conference, Pleos 25, scheduled to take place at COEX in Seoul, South Korea, on March 28. The Group aims to introduce Pleos, its new software brand designed to revolutionize smart and sustainable mobility solutions, along with a self-managed, fully autonomous transportation infrastructure. Pleos is set to enhance connectivity and data integration across various movements and devices, opening up new opportunities in the mobility landscape. ...

Polestar has announced its ongoing commitment to enhancing the Polestar 3 throughout its life cycle with comprehensive updates. Since the delivery of the first Polestar 3 in June 2024, the company has introduced nine software updates to this flagship sport utility vehicle and has released more than 30 over-the-air (OTA) software updates across its product range since the launch of the Polestar 2 in 2020. The latest OTA update for the Polestar 3 includes new features such as walk-away locking and...

AI is now a necessity in the automotive industry. From autonomous driving systems that promise seamless travel to in-cabin technologies that personalize our journeys, AI is a catalyst for change. Insights from S&P Global Mobility’s 2025 Supplier Outlook highlight how AI can change vehicles and the entire automotive ecosystem. By analyzing user behaviors, AI can adjust settings and keep track of driver alertness, moving maintenance from a reactive to a proactive approach. This enhances f...

Volvo's soon-to-be-revealed ES90 is software defined and is designed to continuously evolve and improve through core computing technology, constant connectivity and data. Equipped with a dual NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin configuration, the ES90 is being touted as Volvo's most powerful car ever in terms of core computing capacity.  DRIVE AGX Orin is NVIDIA’s core computer for intelligent cars that orchestrates various essential systems and processes inside the car at ultra-fast speeds. With a ...

Among the many product unveilings and demonstrations held at the CES 2025 last month, an important announcement was made in the realm of software-defined vehicles (SDV) when Karma Automotive announced a collaboration with Intel Corporation for joint development of an SDV architecture that is expected to underpin Karma’s future electric vehicle models. First to potentially utilize the new architecture will be the Karman Kaveya super coupe, due out in 2026, followed by the production version of ...

A Tesla Cybertruck owner in Florida experienced a significant malfunction with the vehicle's Full Self-Driving (FSD) mode, leading to an accident. The owner, Jonathan Challinger, had activated the FSD v13 mode, expecting the vehicle to make a turn. However, the Cybertruck failed to recognize the need to turn and instead continued straight, crashing into an electric pole. This incident was shared on the social media platform X by Challinger, where it quickly went viral. He highlighted the mistake...

On Feb. 6, ZF Group announced the successful third-party audit and certification of its Zeekr parking project, targeting Zeekr's vehicle models, for the ASPICE Capabilities Level 2. This initiative was led by ZF's Electronics and Advanced Driver Assistance System division within its Asia-Pacific region, marking the company's first global software quality certification. The certification highlights the division's technical and management proficiency in automotive software development as acknowled...

The Subaru Starlink infotainment system came under scrutiny when a security vulnerability was identified by researchers, including Sam Curry and Shubham Shah. The system, designed to offer remote functionalities accessible only to Subaru employees via an admin portal, was compromised due to a flaw identified by the researchers. They managed to reset an employee's password and bypass two-factor authentication by manipulating the client-side overlay, gaining unauthorized access to the panel. This ...

Vehicles and cities are getting smarter and more connected than ever. As stakeholders across the mobility and industrial ecosystem rewire to become software-enabled enterprises, the concept of software-defined vehicles or SDVs has gained much attention. The recently concluded Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas bore a testament to this. The software-defined vehicle was one of the buzzwords at the annual event this year, which lived up to its promise of being a proving ground for brea...

A report by Kaspersky Security Services has unveiled 13 vulnerabilities in the first-generation Mercedes-Benz User Experience (MBUX) infotainment system, raising concerns over car security. Researchers found that these flaws could potentially allow hackers to conduct denial-of-service attacks, escalate privileges, steal data, unlock paid services and disable anti-theft protections, provided they have physical access to the car and its internal systems. Mercedes-Benz acknowledged the vulnerabilit...

As reported in a press release on Jan. 8, Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence division has launched Virtual Test Drive X (VTDx), a cloud-native solution designed to streamline the testing, training and validation of advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous vehicle systems. VTDx utilizes hyperscale computing and automation to automatically validate software quality and functionality against thousands of real-world scenarios, aiming to speed up the delivery of safe mobility innovation...

President Biden on Tuesday (Jan. 14) announced strong and decisive actions to safeguard the US connected vehicle supply chains against any potential security risks by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Russian Federation (Russia). The White House, in a fact sheet titled "Safeguarding America from National Security Risks of Connected Vehicle Technology from China and Russia", said, “The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to ensuring that our automotive supply chains are res...

As we approach the end of 2024, our Talking Heads series delves into conversations with the practice leads at AutoTechInsight. The aim is to explore the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in their respective domains. In 2024, the automotive sector faced a series of challenges that tested its adaptability. Supply chain disruptions, coupled with declining raw material costs like lithium, added to these difficulties. Amidst these challenges, manufacturers began pivoting toward plug-in h...

Toyota, Honda and Nissan have entered into an agreement to promote collaboration on the development of in-car software, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported Oct. 16. The collaboration will explore standardizing specifications for certain car functions, including window operations and wiper movements. Executives from these Japanese automakers met officials of Japan’s Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry last week to discuss the details of this collaborative approach at the Japan Mobility Show, formerly...

The US Commerce Department issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on Monday (Sept. 23) which, if approved, would ban the sale or import of vehicles that incorporate connectivity technologies plus systems incorporating prohibited hardware and software from countries of concern, specifically mainland China and Russia. The NPRM follows a process initiated by President Joe Biden in February and is based on public feedback to an earlier notice issued by the Commerce Department, which sought to...

Thanks to the arrival of software-defined vehicles (SDVs), automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are rethinking their traditional approaches to vehicle design and development. Their focus is shifting toward software and hardware lifecycle innovations and accelerating time-to-market, necessitating enhanced collaboration and integration of practices from other industries. SDVs are enabling these OEMs to deliver backward-compatible features and timely software updates over-the-air, imp...

Thanks to the proverbial software-defined vehicle (SDV) that is helping the industry realize the buzz around CASE (connectivity, autonomy, shared mobility, electrification) megatrends, data flowing out of vehicle ecosystems have spiraled out of control. To put things into perspective, a typical connected vehicle can generate nearly 25 GB of data per hour and collect information from more than 100 different datapoints, thanks to embedded features including geolocation and navigation, companion ap...

The automotive industry is witnessing growing demand for advanced software to support intelligent vehicle functions, such as electrification, connectivity and automated driving. Denso hosted a software strategy briefing on July 12, highlighting how the leading Japanese supplier is approaching onboard software development based on its vision. At the event, Atsushi Hayashida, chief software officer of Denso, emphasized on three core strengths — integration capabilities, human resource capabiliti...

On June 25, Volkswagen Group and US-based electric carmaker Rivian Automotive announced their plan to set up an equal joint venture company that will focus on developing the next-generation electrical and electronic (E/E) architecture and software solutions that will be central to upcoming electric vehicles from both the carmakers. The strategic partnership also entails Volkswagen’s plan to invest $5 billion in Rivian, starting with an initial investment of $1 billion through an unsecured c...

Audi, Volkswagen’s premium car unit, has appointed Geoffrey Bouquot as the new board member for innovation and software-defined vehicle (SDV) — a newly created division as part of the carmaker’s focus on building software capabilities to prepare for the future, the company announced on June 3. Bouquot fills a newly created dedicated position for innovation and software-defined vehicle (SDV) on the board of management, the company said, adding that with the new position, the supervisory ...

As reported in a press release on May 8, Keysight Technologies' device security research lab, Riscure Security Solutions, has received formal approval from the Netherlands Vehicle Authority (RDW) to become a designated technical service provider for approval of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) R155 and R156 regulations. Created by the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29), the UNECE R155 and R156 regulations establish cybersecurity and software ...

Red Hat Inc. announced a joint effort with Renesas Electronics Corp. on May 7 to build an open and flexible compute platform to help shape the future of software-defined vehicles (SDVs). Through this collaboration, Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System will be integrated with the Renesas R-Car Software Development Kit (SKD) that is tightly coupled with the upstream Linux kernel, delivering significant flexibility and faster deployment of new features. A company press re...

Argus Cyber Security has launched the Argus Development Security Operations Platform (DevSecOps platform), it said in a press release dated May 8. The platform is designed to address security challenges faced by manufacturers of software-defined vehicles (SDVs) and their suppliers. The platform integrates various cybersecurity technologies and services to automate the entire DevSecOps process, enabling businesses to improve product quality, accelerate time to market and reduce costs. The...

Synopsys, a Nasdaq-listed company, has entered into a definitive agreement with private equity firms Clearlake Capital Group and Francisco Partners to sell its Software Integrity Group business for up to $2.1 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2024, subject to regulatory approvals. Upon closure, the business will become an independent, privately held application security testing software provider. The existing Software Integrity Group management team is expect...

The eSync Alliance has released Version 2.2 of its specification for over-the-air (OTA) data exchange, according to a press release dated May 2. The new release is aimed at improving interoperability among automakers and suppliers, and accelerating the development of software-defined vehicles (SDVs). The new specification builds on the experiences of alliance members in implementing OTA programs and clarifies and tightens the specifications to minimize potential divergent interpretations and ...

Wind River announced that it has collaborated with Elektrobit to demonstrate foundational software for autonomous, electric, software-defined vehicles, according to a press release on May 1. In this collaboration, Wind River provides VxWorks as the real-time operating system. Elektrobit offers its second-generation EB corbos AdaptiveCore software and EB corbos Studio tools, and has created the AUTOSAR Adaptive Platform-based software framework for autonomous driving domain controllers. Elektr...

Elektrobit, a leading provider of automotive software solutions, has announced the launch of EB corbos Linux for Safety Applications, the first open-source operating system solution assessed to be compliant with automotive functional safety standards. This groundbreaking solution offers several benefits, including up to 15 years of maintenance to ensure security throughout the product's lifetime, up to 50 percent faster time to market due to faster development cycles with open source, and inh...

Software-defined vehicles (SDVs) use software to govern operations, incorporate new features and facilitate the integration of novel functionalities. This concept marks an advancement in the automotive industry, laying the foundation for autonomous driving and vehicle connectivity technologies. The evolution of SDVs entails separating software and hardware development, like smartphones. Original equipment manufacturers are establishing “walled gardens” for applications. This shift encompa...

TTTech Auto has unveiled a software solution for workload management in the automotive sector called MotionWise Schedule, according to a press statement on April 17. It is an extension of its flagship product MotionWise, a safety middleware designed for distributed architectures requiring safety and real-time properties. MotionWise Schedule features MotionWise technologies, which enables a seamless integration with standardized-based as well as custom architectures. The solution enables highl...

Anyverse has collaborated with Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corp. to integrate Sony's image sensor models into Anyverse's synthetic data platform, it said in a press release dated April 16. The collaboration aims to advance the development of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), autonomous driving and other autonomous technologies. This reduces the reliance on real-world data collection and streamlines go-to-market timelines while minimizing costs associated with physical testing. ...

Sasken Technologies has tied up with Joynext to develop cutting-edge platforms for both in-vehicle systems and off-vehicle cloud and digital services, according to a press release dated April 16. Sasken and Joynext will focus on automotive software maintenance, including Automotive Software Process Improvement Capability dEtermination (ASPICE) compliance, and the definition and implementation of enhancements for new products to keep pace with evolving software-defined vehicle (SDV) architec...

Green Hills Software, STMicroelectronics and Cetitec have collaborated to deliver a configurable in-vehicle communications platform for zonal controllers in next-generation software-defined vehicle (SDV) architectures. The platform combines Green Hills' µ-velOSity real-time operating system (RTOS); ST's Stellar Integration MCU platform; and Cetitec's advanced networking stacks, gateways and routing frameworks. The solution provides a high-performance, safe and secure platform for consolidati...

Software-defined vehicles (SDVs) use software to govern operations, incorporate new features and facilitate the integration of novel functionalities. This concept marks an advancement in the automotive industry, laying the foundation for autonomous driving and vehicle connectivity technologies. The evolution of SDVs entails separating software and hardware development, like smartphones. Original equipment manufacturers are establishing “walled gardens” for applications. This shift encompa...

Green Hills Software, a global leader in embedded safety and security, has announced its significant role in NXP Semiconductors' open S32 CoreRide platform, an industry-first vehicle software platform that streamlines complex vehicle architecture development.  The platform merges NXP's comprehensive hardware portfolio with Green Hills Software's reliable and secure foundational software solutions, offering vehicle manufacturers and tier 1s unique means to address vehicle architectur...

BMW Group has partnered with engineering and digital services company Tata Technologies in India, it said in a press release dated April 2. Under the partnership agreement, the two companies will form a joint venture with the aim to establish a software and IT development hub in the cities of Pune, Bangalore and Chennai in India. While the hubs in Bangalore and Pune is expected to handle development and operations activities, the Chennai hub will focus on business IT solutions. The JV will le...

NXP Semiconductors has launched the S32 CoreRide platform that simplifies complex vehicle architecture development and reduces costs for automakers and tier 1 suppliers, as reported in a press release on March 28. The platform combines NXP's extensive hardware portfolio with software from leading automotive experts, including Accenture ESR Labs, ArcherMind, Blackberry QNX, Elektrobit, ETAS, Green Hills Software, Sonatus, Synopsys, TTTech Auto, Vector Informatik GmbH and Wind River. The pla...

South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Group plans to make a big-ticket investment of 68 trillion won (over $50 billion) on research and development projects, capacity expansion and recruitment of new talent between 2024–26, as the company prepares to transition to zero-emission mobility, Hyundai announced March 27. The earmarked investments are aligned with Hyundai Motor’s larger strategy of becoming one of the top three electric vehicle manufacturers globally by 2030. Hyundai’s inves...

Hyundai Motor Co.'s leading global automaker has decided to hone its electric vehicle price competitiveness through tech advancement and efficient manufacturing process, following in the footsteps of its rivals to cut costs as the car industry's prospects are clouded by slower-than-expected EV uptake, the Korea Economic Daily reported on March 21. The company’s Chief Executive Chang Jae-hoon said its main business strategy for this year is to enhance its EVs’ price competitiveness. In a s...

Cadence Design Systems and Arm have collaborated to create a chiplet-based reference design and software development platform for the automotive industry, a press release dated March 13 read. The platform aims to accelerate software-defined vehicle (SDV) innovation by providing a scalable chiplet architecture and interface interoperability. The solution is built using the latest Arm Automotive Enhanced technologies and Cadence intellectual property (IP), and includes a complementary software ...

LeddarTech has announced a collaboration with Arm to develop the next generation of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving technology for software-defined vehicles, according to a press release dated March 13. The collaboration will leverage Arm's latest Automotive Enhanced (AE) technology and LeddarTech's patented AI-based, low-level sensor fusion and perception software, LeddarVision. The goal of the partnership is to enhance CPU capabilities for ADAS, accelerate t...

In the automotive industry, there is a growing trend toward software-defined vehicles (SDVs) that rely on software virtualization to optimize performance. However, current solutions are facing bottlenecks due to the limitations of traditional hypervisors, which cannot scale to meet the demands of modern workloads. Intel's silicon-enforced separation offers a unique solution by bypassing the hypervisor and unlocking additional performance within the software for better quality and new workload...

Soda has launched its SDV Kit, a ready-to-use kit for software-defined vehicle (SDV) creation, according to a press release dated March 6. The kit addresses the critical demand for faster vehicle software engineering amid shrinking budgets and traditional outsourcing to over 150 suppliers. The SDV Kit includes AI-powered tools to assist engineers from requirements to certification and provides over 200 ready-to-use vehicle features with requirements, architecture, software and tests...

Untether AI has joined the Scalable Open Architecture for Embedded Edge (SOAFEE) Special Interest Group (SIG), it said in a press release dated March 7. The SOAFEE SIG is focused on advancing the deployment of software-defined vehicles (SDV) through an architecture with associated reference implementations. Untether AI's expertise in AI inference acceleration for ADAS and AV applications will contribute to the organization's goals. The key to platform scaling for SDVs depends on a centralized...

TTTech Auto has expanded its partnership with BlackBerry to address the complexity challenges of software-defined vehicles (SDVs), according to a press release dated March 7. The partnership will support the native integration of the latest QNX Operating System (OS) 8.0 with TTTech Auto's scheduling solutions in a single safety-certified product. This will enable better utilization of the underlying semiconductors in mission-critical environments such as advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS)...

Valeo, a leading automotive supplier, has joined the SDVerse Vehicle Software Marketplace as a launch partner. The platform, founded by General Motors, Magna and Wipro, aims to bring software developers and mobility players together in a matchmaking system that promotes transparency and interoperability. Valeo will bring its innovative software solutions to the platform later in 2024. Speaking on the development, Jeffrey Shay, president of Valeo North America, said, “We are at the heart of ...

Fraunhofer and partners from the automotive industry are working on a joint research project, CeCaS (Central Car Server — Supercomputing for Automotive), to revolutionize the computer architecture used in cars, it said in a March 1 press release. The goal is to create a central supercomputing platform that can control all components of a car, including safety-critical systems such as the engine, gearbox and brakes, as well as non-critical systems such as entertainment and climate control. T...

Xpeng has announced plans to hire 4,000 new employees in 2024 and invest heavily in AI. The company aims to navigate what it describes as a fiercely competitive landscape in the world's largest auto market, as reported by Automotive News on Feb. 19. The addition of 4,000 employees would mark a 25% increase in Xpeng's workforce, which stood at 15,829 at the end of 2022. CEO He Xiaopeng revealed that the company will allocate 3.5 billion yuan (about $486.36 million) toward AI research a...

In this S&P Global Mobility interview, Mobileye executives discuss the transformations in Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs) and the impact on vehicle operations. We learn more about how data from automated driving systems underpins live graphics in vehicle visualization, creating advanced alerts for vehicle operators and adding a second layer of defense to collision avoidance applications. The challenges in SDV design are also discussed, with the company highlighting its work with original eq...