Bosch and Microsoft join forces to develop vehicle software platform
Bosch will work with Microsoft on a software platform for vehicles, he said Thursday, as it strives to get a foot in the door in the rapidly growing market for electromobility and technology. automated driving.
Using cloud technology, the software platform will ensure that vehicle control units and computers can obtain software throughout their lifetimes, the German automotive supplier said.
The technology is based on Microsoft Azure and includes software modules from Bosch, he said, adding that they plan to use the software platform in prototype vehicles by the end of 2021.
“This is creating the conditions for wireless updates to work just as easily and smoothly on vehicles as they do on smartphones,” said Markus Heyn, CEO of Bosch.
The companies will also cooperate to adapt existing software tools to enable automakers and suppliers to simplify and speed up their own software updates.
German automaker Volkswagen AG last week announced a similar cooperation with Microsoft to use its cloud computing services to help streamline its software development efforts for self-driving cars.
Report by Riham Alkousaa.
