Synopsys and Vector Informatik Join Forces to Advance Software-Defined Vehicles

2 min read | March 10, 2025 06:07 PM AEDT | By Team Kalkine Media

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Addressing Industry Challenges

With the rapid evolution of vehicle technology, automotive companies are facing mounting pressure to shift from traditional, sequential design models to more agile and continuous software development processes. This transition is essential to tackle growing vehicle complexity, support multiple vehicle platforms, and optimize collaboration with suppliers. Additionally, physical test benches have become a limiting factor in testing automotive software, necessitating a shift-left approach that prioritizes early-stage validation to accelerate the development lifecycle.

Advancing Digital Twin Technology

A key focus of the Synopsys-Vector collaboration is the enhancement of the open-source library SIL Kit, which plays a crucial role in enabling vehicle-level digital twins. Digital twin technology allows manufacturers to simulate and test vehicle functions virtually, reducing reliance on physical prototypes and significantly cutting development time and costs.

Seamless Integration for Enhanced Efficiency

The partnership will integrate Vector's MICROSAR embedded software and CANoe simulation platform with Synopsys’ Silver and Virtualizer Development Kits (VDKs). This integration will provide ready-to-use virtual electronic control units (vECUs) across all ECU types in an SDV architecture. By leveraging these solutions, automotive developers will benefit from faster iteration cycles, improved software quality, and seamless over-the-air updates.

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