The Cloud Car ecosystem will integrate software-defined vehicles with the cloud through a scalable, secure, and hardware agnostic platform
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IT, consulting, and business process services firm Wipro has rolled out its new ‘Cloud Car’ platform to deliver an integrated, cloud-native software solution for automobile manufacturers.
The new platform is said to consolidate the company’s FullStride Cloud Services and engineering capabilities with an advanced partner ecosystem and consortiums.
It features an end-to-end cybersecurity system to help automobiles manufacturers rapidly innovate at a low cost and keep the software-defined vehicles (SDVs) digitally viable.
In addition, Cloud Car will also use a shadow mode architecture, which works passively in the background, to collect and consolidate data from sensors, cameras and the driver.
Data collected by the platform will be used over time for the validation and safety of autonomous functionalities, said Wipro.
Wipro engineering and R&D services CTO Thomas Mueller said: “Today, most SDVs come with pre-set features that are difficult and time-consuming to upgrade, rendering them outdated as new technologies come to market.
“Our goal is to make it possible for automobile manufacturers to deliver vehicles that get better every day, so both they and generations of owners can drive better return on investments.”
Wipro said that its new Cloud Car platform will separate the previously integrated software and hardware, enabling manufacturers to digitally validate and upgrade software at scale.
The platform enables multiple generations of owners to customise the vehicles based on their unique and dynamic requirements.
It also enables automobile manufacturers to address software failures through over-the-air updates, eliminating the need for physical recalls.
The ‘always-on’, and ‘feature-on-demand’ functionalities, backed by strong cyber security and functional safety architecture, are said to increase the residual value of the vehicles.
Wipro claimed that its Cloud Car ecosystem includes more than 40 partners, focusing on technologies related to connectivity, cloud computing, silicon manufacturing, open-source software solutions, mechatronics, and mobility.
Mueller added: “By 2030, the vast majority of new vehicles will be SDVs. These cars will connect in real-time with the world around them.
“They will leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning to constantly gather data, provide valuable information and, eventually, make autonomous decisions.
“Unlocking the true potential of SDVs will require moving them to the cloud. We are fast-forwarding to that future by making the Cloud Car ecosystem available to every automotive company in the world today.”