- Stellantis and Dspace have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at accelerating the cloud-based development of the automaker’s vehicles.
- The collaboration will integrate Dspace’s VEOS platform for Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) testing into the Stellantis Virtual Engineering Workbench (VEW). The aim is to enable faster, scalable development of customer-centric functions.
The VEW platform enables Stellantis engineers worldwide to fine-tune software from the very start of development, using virtual environments to develop, integrate, test and optimize up to a year before hardware availability. On its new technology platforms, 80 to 85% of testing is carried out on SIL platforms, using continuous integration and testing methodologies. This means that new vehicle software can be delivered in less than two years.
Stellantis’ software development strategy is based on three technology platforms exploiting artificial intelligence techniques – STLA Brain, STLA SmartCockpit and STLA AutoDrive, which will be launched on selected vehicles in 2025. These platforms, developed on the VEW platform, should guarantee agile delivery of functionalities for Stellantis’ 14 brands.
The Stellantis VEW platform, which boasts over 3,800 unique daily active users, incorporates a virtual cockpit, which aims to accelerate development cycles up to a hundred times faster than traditional methods.
Implementation of the non-binding memorandum of understanding between the two companies is subject to the conclusion of a definitive agreement.
