dSPACE Joins SDVerse B2B Marketplace to Speed Up Software-Defined Vehicle Development
dSPACE is joining SDVerse, the automotive industry's first B2B marketplace for software, to make its simulation and validation tools easier for carmakers and suppliers to find.
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What Happened
dSPACE, a provider of development solutions for connected, autonomous, and electric vehicles, has joined SDVerse, described as the automotive industry's first B2B marketplace for software. The move makes dSPACE's portfolio of simulation and validation tools more discoverable to automotive manufacturers and suppliers worldwide. The goal is to help OEMs and Tier-1s accelerate development of safe, high-performance software-defined vehicles.
For more than three decades, dSPACE has supported automotive innovators with tools spanning the development lifecycle, from model-based design and software-in-the-loop testing to hardware-in-the-loop validation, sensor simulation, and scenario-based testing for ADAS and autonomous driving. Increasingly, dSPACE is embedding AI into its validation workflows, including AI-supported test solutions, intelligent test farm management, and automated generation of virtual ECUs. The company says this helps engineers design, validate, and homologate complex vehicle software with greater quality and efficiency.
“Software-defined vehicles demand a fundamentally different approach to development, one that relies on scalable simulation, continuous validation, and intelligent, AI-supported test automation across the entire lifecycle. By joining SDVerse, we are making it easier for OEMs and suppliers to access our AI-enabled simulation and test solutions within a single, trusted marketplace, so they can accele”
“As the automotive industry transitions from hardware-centric architectures to software-defined and increasingly AI-enhanced vehicles, collaboration across an open ecosystem is becoming essential. dSPACE's end-to-end simulation and AI powered validation portfolio is a key capability for software-defined mobility, and its presence on the SDVerse marketplace gives our members powerful new options for”
- Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and software-in-the-loop (SIL) simulation
- Sensor and scenario simulation
- AI-supported test automation
- Cloud-based validation solutions
Why this matters
Software-defined vehicles depend on software that must be tested and validated continuously. By joining SDVerse, dSPACE makes its HIL/SIL simulation and AI-supported testing tools more accessible to OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers, which could help them develop vehicles faster while keeping safety and quality high. The move also highlights how the industry is shifting toward open, collaborative ecosystems for vehicle software development.
Terms in This Story
- Software-defined vehicle
- A vehicle whose features are primarily controlled by software rather than fixed hardware, enabling updates and new functions over time.
- Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)
- A testing method that connects real vehicle hardware, such as electronic control units, to a simulated environment to validate software.
- Software-in-the-loop (SIL)
- A testing method that runs software against a simulated environment without using the actual hardware.
- OEM
- Original Equipment Manufacturer; in the automotive industry, a vehicle maker such as Ford or Volkswagen.
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