KPIT and ZF Form Development Cooperation for Industry-Leading Middleware Solution

Pune | Thursday | 21st October, 2021

Summary:

Pune, Maharashtra, India & Friedrichshafen, Munich, Germany & NOVI, Mich., United States & Pune – Business Wire India • Addresses major gap in availability of a mature, modular, integrated middleware solution that allows mobility OEMs to manage the continual increase in software complexity while retaining full control of architecture.• Builds on sustained investment by KPIT and ZF in solutions for “software-defined vehicles”.• The joint development will create an open and scalable platform which can be used across OEMs and mobility customers.

KPIT Technologies, a leading independent software development and integration partner to the automotive and mobility industry and ZF Group, a global technology company supplying systems for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and industrial technology, announced that they will cooperate for joint development for an industry leading middleware solution for the mobility ecosystem.

The continual increase in software complexity coupled with high-performance computing infrastructure needs a robust and dependable middleware solution.

The lack of such a solution can potentially delay vehicle development and escalate technology spends.

Built with the software expertise of KPIT paired with ZF’s strong understanding of vehicle systems, a mature, modular middleware solution which can be deployed across OEMs represents a transformative opportunity for the mobility ecosystem.

This cooperation will also bring onboard solutions from other technology companies, including semiconductor specialists, software companies, cloud services and start-ups.