Volvo Shifts Vehicle Software Development to Horizon
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According to AI TIMES, Accenture and Google Cloud have brought Volvo Cars in as a key partner to expand Horizon, a vehicle software developm…
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According to AI TIMES, Accenture and Google Cloud have brought Volvo Cars in as a key partner to expand Horizon, a vehicle software development and validation platform. In the collaboration disclosed on September 22, the two companies said that combining a virtual Android automotive environment with AI-based workflows could speed up testing by as much as 9 times. Volvo will move its global Android Automotive OS development environment to the platform and will also help reflect the needs of real-world development sites. The core idea is to move away from hardware-centered validation and link development and deployment flows through cloud and virtual testing. This would allow engineers to work around physical equipment constraints, develop and validate remotely, and focus more on implementing digital features. Accenture and Google Cloud also plan to expand into generative AI capabilities for the automotive and industrial manufacturing sectors based on the field experience gained through this collaboration.
Perspective
This issue shows that competitiveness in the automotive industry is shifting toward how quickly software can be developed and validated, not just mechanical performance. In particular, if the trend of standardizing and virtualizing development environments takes hold, a carmaker's differentiating factor is likely to move from individual features to the operational capability to continuously improve them. In the end, this collaboration can be read as a signal that goes beyond adopting a specific platform and resets the way vehicle development teams work and the standards for release speed.
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Source: AI TIMES
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