Cognizant Collaborates with Siemens on Solution Accelerator for Software-Defined Vehicles
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Cognizant (CTSH) has announced a collaboration with Siemens Digital Industries Software to enhance its software-defined vehicle (SDV) solution accelerator by integrating Siemens' PAVE360™ technology. The enhanced solution, which includes Simcenter™ Prescan for sensor modeling and scenario-based testing, aims to accelerate SDV development cycles through continuous and simulated verification and validation.
The collaboration addresses key industry challenges, including managing over 100 million lines of code, accelerating product development with resources, and meeting increasing demands for customization. The solution is designed to streamline development processes and reduce feature delivery time while handling complex software requirements from various platforms and components.
The partnership will be showcased at CES 2025 by Amol Gulve, Cognizant's SDV offering leader.
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- Strategic partnership with Siemens enhances Cognizant's SDV development capabilities
- Solution addresses growing market demand in automotive software development
- Technology enables faster product development cycles and reduced time-to-market
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The Cognizant-Siemens collaboration represents a strategic positioning in the rapidly evolving software-defined vehicles (SDV) market. The integration of PAVE360 into Cognizant's solution accelerator addresses a critical industry bottleneck - the complex validation process for vehicle software systems that typically contains over 100 million lines of code.
The partnership's significance lies in its potential to reduce time-to-market for automotive manufacturers through continuous simulation-based testing. By enabling a "shift-left" testing approach, manufacturers can identify and resolve issues earlier in the development cycle, potentially saving millions in development costs. The solution's hardware-agnostic nature provides flexibility for OEMs to adapt to different platforms without major redesigns.
For context, traditional vehicle development cycles can take 3-5 years. This accelerator could potentially reduce that timeline by
The technical implications of this collaboration are substantial. Siemens' Simcenter Prescan integration enables sophisticated sensor modeling and scenario-based testing, important for developing advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous features. This means automakers can validate complex software behaviors in virtual environments before expensive physical prototyping.
The solution accelerator's focus on continuous verification addresses a major pain point in SDV development - managing the exponential growth in software complexity while maintaining safety standards. By enabling automated testing across diverse platforms and components, it helps prevent integration issues that typically surface late in development cycles.
Think of it like having a sophisticated flight simulator for cars - engineers can test thousands of scenarios virtually, including edge cases that would be dangerous or impossible to test in real-world conditions. This capability is invaluable for meeting stringent safety requirements while accelerating feature deployment.
Cognizant's solution accelerator, powered by Siemens' PAVE360, aims to meet increasing customer demands by speeding up the development cycle for SDVs
As the automotive landscape evolves, clients face significant pressures to innovate amidst increasing customization and hyper-personalization demands. The shift toward continuous verification and validation throughout the vehicle development lifecycle necessitates partnerships that can provide robust, agile solutions.
"We are already in an era where software is the differentiating factor in the automotive industry," said Sidhant Rastogi, President, of Zinnov. "From OEMs and tier 1 suppliers to new-age carmakers, tech service providers and platform providers, an ecosystem-driven approach is becoming central to building the capabilities required for SDVs. By enabling a shift-left approach that addresses safety and security requirements, the Cognizant-Siemens collaboration intends to accelerate product development cycles, a critical advantage for automakers in today's competitive landscape."
The automotive industry faces high demand to accelerate product development and testing with limited resources, manage competitive pressures and handle the complexity of over 100 million lines of code. The Cognizant solution accelerator aims to address these challenges by enabling continuous and simulated verification and validation across vehicle development.
"Cognizant's expertise in scalable, hardware-agnostic software development aligns perfectly with our goals to innovate and meet the increasing demands for customization and hyper-personalization in the automotive industry," said David Fritz, Vice President, Hybrid and Virtual Systems, of Siemens. "This collaboration with Cognizant allows us to respond to customers' growing demands effectively, leveraging our combined expertise to accelerate product development and testing processes."
"We are thrilled to collaborate with Siemens to drive the future of mobility through our advanced solution accelerators," said Aditya Pathak, Vice President and Americas Head of Auto, Transportation and Logistics, of Cognizant. "Our expertise in developing scalable, hardware-agnostic software solutions for SDVs will help us toward our goal of delivering exceptional vehicle experiences, features and capabilities to meet the evolving needs of the automotive industry and our clients."
Amol Gulve, SDV offering leader at Cognizant, will showcase the collaboration at CES 2025, January 7-10, 2025 (booth No. 7430).
About Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) engineers modern businesses. We help our clients modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they can stay ahead in our fast-changing world. Together, we're improving everyday life. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
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