Elektrobit has entered right into a joint growth settlement with Hon Hai Know-how Group (Foxconn) to co-develop EV.OS, a versatile, AI-centric software program platform supposed for software-defined electrical autos (EVs). The collaboration will mix Elektrobit’s expertise in automotive software program with Foxconn’s capabilities in electronics manufacturing.
The partnership goals to create EV.OS as half of a bigger sensible EV platform, which will even embrace a reference electrical/digital structure (EV.EEA) and EV utility. The objective is to streamline manufacturing, cut back general system complexity and price, and speed up the commercialisation of software-defined mobility options.
Platform design and structure
As soon as accomplished, EV.OS and EV.EEA will type the inspiration of a scalable platform for software-defined autos (SDVs). The platform will assist a number of high-performance and real-time digital management models (ECUs), with a service-oriented structure throughout numerous purposeful domains. It should additionally provide a semantic car API to allow integration with third-party purposes.
The event course of can be backed by a steady integration, testing, and deployment (CI/CT/CD) toolchain and a Stage 3 virtualised setting, geared toward enhancing growth effectivity and compatibility.
Maria Anhalt, CEO of Elektrobit, stated, “Elektrobit has a novel worth proposition in automotive embedded software program growth as regards to each, growth of personal software program merchandise, and integration and homologation of large-scale automotive collection tasks.”
“Our collaboration with Foxconn is one other milestone within the evolution of software-defined autos. By combining Elektrobit’s automotive software program experience with Foxconn’s manufacturing and {hardware} innovation, we’re making a scalable platform that reduces complexity, shortens growth cycles and helps future mobility enterprise fashions,” she added.
The initiative is a part of a broader effort by each corporations to allow provide chain innovation and assist the shift in the direction of service-driven mobility structure.
