Schaeffler and Sonatus bring Edge AI to motion control for software-defined vehicles
Schaeffler and Sonatus have partnered to integrate Edge AI into vehicle motion control, enabling smarter, continuously learning software-defined vehicles.
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What Happened
Schaeffler and Sonatus announced a global partnership to incorporate Edge AI into motion control solutions for software-defined vehicles (SDVs). By embedding Sonatus Collector AI and AI Director into Schaeffler's control units, the companies create a ready-to-use foundation for next-generation vehicle architectures, reducing integration and validation effort for OEMs.
“Hardware centralization is the first step; the software-defined vehicle is realized when AI can be running at the edge and when hardware continuously learns and adapts. Together with Schaeffler, we are turning static control units into dynamic, intelligence-driven systems.”
- Sonatus Collector AI enables targeted, real-time data collection without large-scale data logging
- Sonatus AI Director allows deployment and lifecycle management of AI models directly on the vehicle
The solution allows automakers to run and continuously improve key vehicle functions such as steering, braking, and energy management directly on the control unit. New features and optimizations can be deployed over the vehicle's lifecycle without hardware changes.
Why this matters
This partnership reduces integration effort for automakers and enables vehicles to improve over time via AI at the edge, accelerating the shift to centralized electrical architectures.
Terms in This Story
- Edge AI
- Artificial intelligence processed locally on a device rather than in the cloud, enabling real-time responses.
- Software-defined vehicle (SDV)
- A vehicle whose features and functions are primarily enabled by software, allowing updates and improvements over time.
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