Subaru wants to make your car smarter over time with phone-like software updates

Subaru plans to launch software-defined cars later this decade that improve with over-the-air updates, and it wants to build ...

When Did Cars Become Software? Thinking About SDVs Through ECU, K-Line, CAN, and OTA

IntroductionI have been hearing the term "SDV" more and more often.Software Defined Vehicle.It is a concept where the ...
Engineering

How do SDVs affect vehicle safety?

SDVs manage features and functions primarily through computer software, which can provide both safety benefits and risks. (Image: Adobe Stock.) As the growth of software-defined vehicles (SDVs) ...
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Honda, Nissan seek alliance on control units for next-gen vehicles

Two years after merger talks sputtered to a halt, Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. are trying to jump-start a much narrower technology cooperative arrangement. Sources said the two carmakers are ...

Toyota to make all vehicle models 'SDVs' by 2030. An era where cars are no longer 'finished once purchased'

Toyota has announced a policy to make all of its vehicle models 'SDVs' by 2030. This will cover approximately 50 models sold ...
Yahoo Finance

TIER IV collaborates with Renesas to build an open AI-native computing platform for SDVs: Integrating R-Car Gen 5 automotive SoCs with Autoware and reference AI models

TOKYO, Aug. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- TIER IV, the pioneering force behind open-source software for autonomous driving, is collaborating with Renesas Electronics Corporation to build an open AI-native ...
Forbes

How Software-Defined Vehicles Are Revolutionizing Mobility

In the era of digital transformation, the automotive industry is steering toward a radical change—the software-defined vehicle (SDV). SDVs, much like a computer on wheels, can redefine the way we ...
Yahoo Finance

SDVs pose challenges to automotive supply chains, Moody’s says

Automakers have to consider the extra supply chain risks they face with the rise of the SDV. · Wards Auto · Courtesy of Seat S.A. The software-defined vehicle will expose the automotive supply chain ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Automotive OEMs Focus On SDVs, Zonal Architectures

Giant automotive OEMs are re-evaluating how quickly to move to advanced technologies and software-driven designs amid crushing financial pressure from low-cost EVs developed in other markets such as ...
Semiconductor Engineering

For SDVs, Software Is The Biggest Challenge

Software-defined vehicles (SDVs) involve far more than just OTA applications enabling software upgrades over the air. Software that will manage hundreds of ECUs and other functions within the vehicle ...
EDN

Shift to SDVs takes a partnership approach

As the automotive industry shifts to software-defined vehicles (SDVs), the supply chain, from chipmakers to automotive OEMs, are forming partnerships to accelerate adoption and advances in technology.