Software defined vehicle 

Fast-Tracking the transformation to Software Defined Vehicles with SDV Factory

Capgemini and AWS team up to revolutionize the automotive industry

The challenge

As the automotive industry stands on the brink of a new era, Software Defined Vehicles (SDV) are poised to become the cornerstone of modern mobility. This transformation, however, is not without its challenges. Legacy mindsets, organizational structures, product strategies, and supply chains pose significant barriers. Moreover, the rapid evolution of technology and legislative landscapes only adds to the complexity.

In addition, the climate crisis and digital revolution are pushing the automotive industry to transform rapidly. Automotive companies must transform from component manufacturers or assemblers to a software and technology company, while navigating electrification and the race to sustainability.  

Our solution

The Software Defined Vehicles (SDV) Factory, developed by Capgemini and powered by AWS, offers an end-to-end solution to these daunting challenges. This solution transforms standalone tools into a fully integrated, adaptable, repeatable, and efficient platform tailored to SDV development use-cases and workflows.

SDV factory features

The Capgemini-AWS SDV Factory is a unified, AI-augmented platform that supports the future mobility software lifecycle—from digitally connected development and scalable software engineering to optimized verification and validation defined across three pillars as listed below:

1. Efficient & extensible software development:
   • Agentic AI acceleration: Leverages adaptable AI agents to streamline repetitive tasks, enhances developer efficiency, and speeds up software development with intelligent automation.
   • Integrated tooling & workflow orchestration: Combines software development, testing, and validation into a unified environment with customizable pipelines and role-based workspaces.
   • Shift-left with virtual engineering: Enables early integration and validation via virtual ECUs and model-based simulations, reducing dependency on physical prototypes and accelerating development.
2. Optimized Verification & Validation (V&V):
   • Virtual & physical co-simulation: Supports seamless integration of virtual and real hardware targets, enabling early, scalable system validation.
   • Hybrid HIL & test automation: Combines Hardware-in-the-Loop testing with automated test orchestration to increase coverage, speed, and repeatability.
   • AI-augmented validation & verification: Uses Agentic AI to intelligently prioritize, execute, analyze, and document tests, reducing manual effort and accelerating issue resolution.
3. Full lifecycle & digital continuity:
   • End-to-end integration: SDV Factory connects product-level requirements, Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), MBSE, and E/E architecture, ensuring seamless digital continuity across the development lifecycle.
   • Optimized supply chain alignment: Enables consistent, traceable data flows across teams and suppliers, improving collaboration and reducing misalignment or rework.
   • Vehicle to cloud deployment: Supports tailored deployment to target E/E architectures, ensuring compatibility with modern vehicle platforms and real-world implementation needs.

Client value creation

The SDV Factory enables OEMs and their supply chain to focus on creating differentiating products by providing a proven, flexible platform. Among the key benefits are:

• Boost productivity and developer experience
  Automated workflows, orchestration pipelines, and integrated tools allow developers to concentrate on high-value tasks. Personalized workspaces, seamless collaboration, and reduced context-switching create an intuitive environment that enhances developer efficiency. 
• Accelerate Time-to-Market
  Standardized workflows and efficient automations lower test complexity infrastructure, enabling faster deployment of hybrid HIL and accelerated validation.
• Optimize development costs at scale
  The unification of fragmented tools into a single platform reduces licensing and integration overheads. Its modular, future-proof design ensures long-term cost efficiency. 
• Meet sustainability goals 
  By minimizing reliance on physical prototypes and samples, the SDV Factory helps reduce material waste and energy consumption across the software development lifecycle.

Capgemini on AWS: Driving the transformation to SDV

With a 15-year relationship and a deep pool of expertise, AWS and Capgemini blend industry knowledge, cloud expertise, and services to help organizations realize their vision of a 21st-century business. Capgemini specializes in integrating complex systems across industries, ensuring all components work together efficiently to drive innovation, optimize operations, and achieve strategic goals. As a Premier Tier Partner with 11,000 certified consultants and 3,500 certified AWS professionals, Capgemini is uniquely positioned to drive the transition to SDV. 

In conclusion, the SDV Factory, powered by Capgemini and AWS, offers an unparalleled solution to the complexities of SDV transformation. By providing a flexible, integrated platform, it enables automotive organizations to navigate the challenges of this new era, boost productivity, and accelerate time-to-market while optimizing costs and meeting sustainability goals.

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