Solution

The Hero Car

Next-generation mobility through the power of partnership

As software, AI, and high-performance computing reshape how vehicles are engineered, tested, and continuously improved, OEMs face a new challenge: to develop new features and services and validate more scenarios. At speed, at scale, and with greater confidence.

Meeting that challenge requires more than technology alone. It demands the right combination of expertise, platforms, and partnerships to accelerate innovation at scale.

Developed in collaboration with AWS and NVIDIA, and drawing on technology from across the evolving partner and supplier ecosystem, the Hero Car demonstrates what next-generation vehicle development can achieve when engineering, validation, and in-car experience are connected end-to-end.

Step inside the Hero Car

See how we’re making next-generation mobility real.  

What you can experience

The Hero Car enables OEMs and their partners to explore the future of vehicle development and in-car experiences. Through immersive, real-time demonstrations, we show how to:

Bring safer autonomous driving to market faster and at lower cost

Using real-world data, digital twins, and AI-driven simulation, teams can create and explore unlimited driving scenarios – from everyday traffic conditions to rare edge cases – helping validate ADAS performance faster and more efficiently, without compromising on safety.

Turn software-defined vehicles into a lasting source of value

Software-driven development enables new features, enhancements, and updates to be delivered quickly, securely, and cost-effectively throughout the vehicle lifecycle, helping organizations continuously improve the mobility experience.

Win and keep customers with personalized in-car experiences

AI can help organizations understand customer preferences and deliver dynamic experiences inside and outside the vehicle, enabling stronger engagement and longer-lasting customer relationships.

The Hero Car is not a production vehicle. It is a shared reference point — a way to touch, test, and evaluate what next-generation vehicle development looks like when advanced technologies come together. It will continue to evolve over time as new technologies enable new possibilities.

Why the Hero Car is different

Most innovation initiatives focus on individual technologies, whereas the Hero Car takes a fundamentally forward-thinking and holistic approach.

Engineering, validation, manufacturing, and experience are treated as one system, reflecting how vehicles are actually built and operated.

From large-scale simulation to global cloud platforms, the Hero Car demonstrates how to translate strategy into execution.

The Hero Car is being continuously developed by global teams working daily on ADAS, autonomous systems, and software-defined vehicles.

Designed to be explored, tested, and discussed; it turns complexity into clarity and a shared understanding.

What OEMs can achieve

  • Faster, more-confident decisions through earlier validation and broader scenario coverage.
  • Shorter development cycles without compromising safety or quality.
  • Smoother alignment between engineering, manufacturing, IT, and experience.
  • Readiness for what comes next, from regulatory change to intensified competition.

Partnership as the key to success

Delivering next-generation vehicles requires deep industry expertise, scalable platforms, and the ability to integrate complex systems end to end.

  • Capgemini brings deep automotive expertise and system-level integration, helping OEMs translate innovation ambitions into real-world business outcomes.
  • AWS provides the secure, scalable cloud foundation needed to support massive data volumes, high-performance computing, and global operations.
  • NVIDIA delivers accelerated computing, AI, and high-fidelity simulation to enable faster development and validation at scale.

Together, we help OEMs move from idea to implementation – quickly, confidently, and securely.

“The Hero Car is our interactive concept car — a way to experience the full ecosystem of technology needed for next-generation mobility, from ADAS and software-defined vehicles to in-vehicle experience, digital twins, and AI. It’s a showcase of real business outcomes.”
Laurence Noël

EVP Global Automotive Practice, Capgemini

“For autonomous vehicles, we’re on a journey from AV 1.0 to AV 2.0. The scale that’s needed for this is absolutely monstrous. Capgemini has 1,500 engineers working on AV and ADAS. They’re embracing the development of NVIDIA Cosmos models to create synthetic data that can be used for both training and simulation.”
Norman Marks

VP – Automotive, NVIDIA

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To experience the Hero Car or to explore how your organization can benefit from this approach, contact our experts.

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Meet our experts

Laurence Noël

Laurence Noël

EVP, Head of Global Automotive Industry, Capgemini
Laurence Noël is a distinguished professional with a robust background in the automotive industry. She has more than 25 years of experience, and was previously Senior Vice President of the Circular Economy Business Unit at Stellantis. Leveraging a diverse background across management of business units, strategic planning and engineering, Laurence empowers clients to shape profitable and successful strategies, achieve transformation, and meet automotive sustainability goals.
Oussama Ben Moussa

Oussama Ben Moussa

Automotive Industry Business Leader | CTO Autonomous Mobility
Oussama Ben Moussa is the Automotive Industry Business Leader and Chief Technology Officer for Autonomous Mobility at Capgemini, leading the evolution of “Intelligent Industry” in the automotive sector. With over 20 years of experience, he has been at the forefront of helping automotive players develop and implement advanced solutions that leverage cutting-edge technologies to improve performance and optimize operations.
Ralf E. NIKOLAUS

Ralf E. NIKOLAUS

Automotive Industry Business Leader, Director Autonomous Mobility
Ralf E. Nikolaus is a Director at Capgemini Engineering, where he leads global initiatives in autonomous vehicle test and validation. With a transnational team of over 350 experts partners and contractors, he delivers modular, future-ready services across AV data production, fleet operations, AI-driven data management, toolchain integration, and hybrid cloud infrastructure—empowering OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers to meet the rising demands of system complexity, safety, and quality to achieve the next big leap in SAE-L3+ Autonomous Mobility.

    Frequently asked questions

    The Hero Car has been developed by Capgemini in collaboration with AWS and NVIDIA that demonstrates next-generation vehicle development. It brings together AI-driven vehicle simulation, automotive digital twins, software-defined vehicles (SDVs), and in-car experiences, enabling OEMs to see how advanced technologies accelerate vehicle design, validation, and continuous improvement.

    Automotive digital twins use real-world data to create virtual representations of vehicles, systems, and environments. Combined with AI-driven vehicle simulation, they enable virtual vehicle validation at scale — testing across thousands of scenarios, including rare edge cases, so OEMs accelerate development with greater safety and confidence.

    Yes. Synthetic data for automotive testing lets OEMs validate ADAS and autonomous driving systems across conditions that are difficult, costly, or dangerous to reproduce physically – reducing reliance on physical testing and lowering development time and cost.

    Software-defined vehicles (SDVs) let manufacturers continuously enhance vehicle capabilities through software updates and new features. Combined with cloud-based automotive platforms, high-performance computing for automotive, and automotive digital engineering, they enable scalable automotive R&D, faster development cycles, and continuous innovation across the vehicle lifecycle.