Pune, Maharashtra
Two weeks after announcing its plans to invest more in developing ‘computer-controlled vehicle technology’, KPIT Technologies has announced a tie-up with ZF, a billionaire German automobile technology provider.
KPIT Tech said it will develop software for next-generation, automated vehicles with ZF, which is based in Munich and has 1.5 lakh employees in 42 countries. ZF is a prominent vendor of products, solutions and parts for next-generation vehicles, including electric vehicles.
It offers solutions for vehicle motion control, safety, automated driving and electric mobility. It caters to both established vehicle manufacturers and emerging ones, and focuses on electrifying vehicles and coming up with eco-friendly transportation technologies.
KPIT has its strength in designing embedded software for its clients, which also include many automakers as well as component makers. The collaboration will focus on creating ‘middleware’, software that sits between the core operating system of the vehicle and the various applications that run on the vehicle.
The two companies will also bring onboard solutions from other technology players, including semiconductor specialists, software companies, cloud services and start-ups. Even though the companies did not clarify the point, it is likely that KPIT’s role may be limited to helping ZF design the middleware, and the Indian company may not retain any ownership rights on the middleware so developed.
At the same time, KPIT tech indicated that it may be looking to deploy the end product for its own clients as well. ZF, on is part, said it is gearing up for a world in which vehicles will increasingly be defined by, and derive their cutting-edge features from, software.
KPIT said it intends to use its expertise in architecture consulting & software integration and its strengths in cloud based connected services as well as its existing tools and accelerators to expedite the project.
Source: Ultra News
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