Best of LinkedIn: Next-Gen Vehicle Intelligence CW 25/ 26

An intense two-week sprint confirms software-defined architectures and autonomous mobility as the industry’s twin North Stars. OEMs, suppliers, and tech newcomers converged on open standards, bold partnerships, and AI-rich platforms that promise faster cycles and safer roads. The centre of gravity continues to shift from mechanical hardware toward cloud-connected, continuously updated intelligence embedded across the vehicle lifecycle.

Methodology: Every two weeks we collect most relevant posts on LinkedIn for selected topics and create an overall summary only based on these posts. If you´re interested in the single posts behind, you can find them here: https://linktr.ee/thomasallgeyer. Have a great read!

Software-Defined Vehicles & Software Architecture

  • Major European OEMs and tier-ones agreed on an open, certifiable software stack to cut duplication and accelerate SDV roll-outs

  • Le Mans 2025 spotlighted SDV technology on the track, demonstrating motorsport’s value as a proving ground for next-gen architectures

  • Thought leaders promoted “bento-box” modular designs that decouple software from hardware, lowering integration risk and cost

  • AI-driven code-quality tools were positioned as the fastest lever for compressing SDV development timelines

Autonomous Driving & Mobility

  • Tesla prepared a vision-centric robotaxi launch, challenging lidar-heavy autonomy approaches and raising the performance bar

  • Rural Europe pilots showcased collaborative models for extending autonomous mobility beyond dense urban centres

  • Singapore scheduled autonomous shuttle services for Punggol by Q4 2025, underscoring Asia’s regulatory pragmatism

  • Volkswagen Group unveiled a fully autonomous passenger car for mobility services, signalling mainstream readiness for Level 4 deployments

Partnerships & Ecosystem Moves

  • The new S-CORE open-source alliance united OEMs, suppliers, and software firms to accelerate SDV innovation

  • Elektrobit joined forces with Foxconn on EV.OS, blending consumer-electronics speed with automotive rigour

  • TTTech Auto’s tie-up with NXP combined high-integrity middleware and automotive-grade silicon for scalable controllers

  • Flexis Mobility, backed by Volvo Trucks and CMA CGM, illustrated cross-industry capital flowing into urban mobility solutions

AI & Data Infrastructure

  • Tesla’s Cortex 1 supercomputer processed petabyte-scale fleet data, reinforcing AI’s centrality to perception and over-the-air improvement loops

  • Industry voices highlighted continuous AI-driven validation as the new benchmark for software quality assurance

New Products & Platforms

  • EV.OS debuted as a vertically integrated, end-to-end platform for electric vehicles, promising rapid differentiation for emerging EV brands

Safety & Regulation

  • Regulators refined the line between active and passive safety in type approval, enabling clearer compliance pathways for advanced automation

  • Calls intensified for a global safety-accelerator ecosystem to harmonise validation methodologies and cut time-to-market for autonomous features

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