Valeo and AWS Collaborate to Accelerate the Cloud-Native Revolution in Software-Defined Vehicles

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Valeo and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have announced a strategic collaboration to revolutionize Software-Defined Vehicles (SDV) development. The partnership introduces three key solutions: Valeo Virtualized Hardware Lab, which accelerates Electronic Control Unit software development by up to 40%; Valeo Cloud Hardware Lab, the first Hardware-in-the-loop as-a-Service solution; and Assist XR, a remote services solution for enhanced driving experience.

Valeo will contribute its expertise in automotive software development, middleware, and high-performance computing, while AWS will provide cloud services for AI, compute, and data management. The Virtualized Hardware Lab will be available on AWS Marketplace in Q1/2025, allowing automotive engineers to deploy virtual ECUs globally. As part of this collaboration, Valeo has joined the AWS Partner Network (APN).

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• Partnership with AWS expected to accelerate ECU software development by up to 40%
• Launch of three new cloud-based solutions for automotive development
• Planned Q1/2025 release of Valeo Virtualized Hardware Lab on AWS Marketplace
• Integration into AWS Partner Network (APN) expanding market reach

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• Valeo and Amazon Web Services (AWS) announce collaboration to build powerful new digital services for the automotive industry and simplify the development process for automotive engineers to support the revolution of Software-Defined Vehicles (SDV)
• Valeo announces three new solutions, powered by AWS, to accelerate the development of Electronic Control Units for car manufacturers by up to 40% (Valeo Virtualized Hardware Lab), enable end-to-end cloud-based software development and validation of Autonomous Mobility workflows (Valeo Cloud Hardware Lab), and improve the driving experience (Assist XR)
• Valeo has joined the AWS Partner Network (APN)

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Valeo and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have collaborated to help revolutionize the era of Software-Defined Vehicles (SDV) within the automotive industry. The collaboration between Valeo and AWS helps enable faster and more efficient development, testing, and validation of distributed vehicle software stacks across vehicle domains like Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS), infotainment systems, and Autonomous Mobility (AM). It also helps drive the development of new end user functionalities that improve the driving experience. The first three solutions that Valeo will announce during CES 2025 as part of this collaboration are Valeo Virtualized Hardware Lab, Valeo Cloud Hardware Lab, and the assistance system Assist XR.

Valeo has been an industry leader in software and electronics design for more than 30 years and has been at the forefront of the automotive industry's transition to SDVs. To further advance this transition, Valeo has collaborated with AWS to develop powerful new digital services for the automotive industry and simplify the development process for engineers. Valeo will bring its extensive expertise in automotive software development, middleware, software-oriented architecture, and high-performance computing (HPC) for centralized computing architectures. AWS will offer support through cloud services for AI, compute, data management, analytics, innovation mechanisms like "working backwards," as well as reference architectures and solutions for virtual engineering, ADAS, and SDV.

The new solutions offered by Valeo and powered by AWS will support all steps of the SDV transformation along the automotive development chain.

Valeo Virtualized Hardware Lab enables car manufacturers to test software on virtualized Electronic Control Units (vECU) and Sensor Models (VESM), accelerating the development cycle of ECU software by up to 40%. Potential benefits of this flexible development and testing environment include a significant reduction in user development costs, and faster software feature releases. Valeo intends to make the Valeo Virtualized Hardware Lab available on AWS Marketplace in Q1/2025. The solution will allow automotive engineers to deploy vECU and VESM hosted on AWS in a few minutes into any workbench of a customer, globally.

For the next phase of testing when actual hardware is needed, Valeo offers the Valeo Cloud Hardware Lab, the first Hardware-in-the-loop as-a-Service (HILaaS) solution. This will allow automotive customers to access Valeo's managed large-scale HIL test systems from an AWS-hosted workplace. Valeo Cloud Hardware Lab will facilitate the collaboration of global teams and provide a comprehensive solution for accelerating the development and validation of automotive software functions by enabling an end-to-end software development workflow of Autonomous Mobility in the cloud.

Valeo also uses the data and AI services provided by AWS to enable solutions for new end-user functions like Assist XR, a remote services solution designed to help enhance the driving experience. Assist XR extends the capabilities and efficiency of remote assistance by collecting and analyzing real-time vehicle and environmental information for quicker and streamlined support, roadside assistance, and vehicle maintenance.

To further strengthen the collaboration between both companies Valeo announced today that they have joined the AWS Partner Network (APN). The APN is a global community of AWS Partners that leverages AWS technologies, programs, expertise, and tools to build solutions and services for customers.

"Valeo is focused on empowering its customers as they navigate the industry's transformation toward software-driven mobility," said Marc Vrecko, CEO of Valeo Brain division. "By working with AWS, we are creating new services that will dramatically improve efficiency and reduce the cost of software development cycles for our customers, making it easier for them to lead in this area and set new standards for automotive innovation."

"The use of cloud and AI technologies is helping to accelerate innovation and invention occurring throughout the automotive industry," said Ozgur Tohumcu, General Manager of Automotive and Manufacturing at AWS. "Through this collaboration, AWS will support Valeo as they continue developing even faster and more efficient SDV solutions for their customers."

Valeo and AWS will provide more details on the announcement and technology at CES on Jan. 7^th, 2025 at 12:00 PM, in booth #4000 in the West Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC). Additional product demonstrations and executive interviews will be available at the Valeo CES exhibit in Piero's from January 6 to 10.

About Valeo

Valeo is a technology company and partner to all automakers and new mobility players worldwide. Valeo innovates to make mobility safer, smarter and more sustainable. Valeo enjoys technological and industrial leadership in electrification, driving assistance systems, reinvention of the interior experience and lighting everywhere. These four areas, vital to the transformation of mobility, are the Group's growth drivers.
Valeo in figures: 22 billion euros in sales in 2023 | 109 600 employees, 28 countries, 159 plants, 64 research and development centers and 19 distribution platforms at June 30, 2024.
Valeo is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange.

About Amazon Web Services

Since 2006, Amazon Web Services has been the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud. AWS has been continually expanding its services to support virtually any workload, and it now has more than 240 fully featured services for compute, storage, databases, networking, analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), mobile, security, hybrid, media, and application development, deployment, and management from 108 Availability Zones within 34 geographic regions, with announced plans for 18 more Availability Zones and six more AWS Regions in Mexico, New Zealand, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Thailand, and the AWS European Sovereign Cloud. Millions of customers—including the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises, and leading government agencies—trust AWS to power their infrastructure, become more agile, and lower costs. To learn more about AWS, visit aws.amazon.com.

About Amazon

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Amazon strives to be Earth's Most Customer-Centric Company, Earth's Best Employer, and Earth's Safest Place to Work. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Career Choice, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, Alexa, Just Walk Out technology, Amazon Studios, and The Climate Pledge are some of the things pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews

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FAQ

What are the three new solutions Valeo is launching with AWS for Software-Defined Vehicles?

Valeo is launching Valeo Virtualized Hardware Lab for ECU software testing, Valeo Cloud Hardware Lab for Hardware-in-the-loop testing, and Assist XR for enhanced driving experience and remote assistance.

How much faster will Valeo's new Virtualized Hardware Lab accelerate ECU software development?

The Valeo Virtualized Hardware Lab is expected to accelerate the development cycle of ECU software by up to 40%.

When will Valeo's Virtualized Hardware Lab be available on AWS Marketplace?

Valeo intends to make the Virtualized Hardware Lab available on AWS Marketplace in Q1/2025.

What is the significance of Valeo joining the AWS Partner Network (APN)?

Joining the AWS Partner Network allows Valeo to leverage AWS technologies, programs, expertise, and tools to build solutions and services for customers, strengthening their collaboration.

What is Valeo's Cloud Hardware Lab and how does it benefit automotive development?

Valeo Cloud Hardware Lab is the first Hardware-in-the-loop as-a-Service solution that enables global teams to collaborate and accelerate automotive software development through cloud-based workflows.