China-based automotive electronics provider Intron Technology has partnered with eSOL, a developer of real-time embedded software solutions, to advance the development of next-generation software-defined vehicles (SDVs) in the Chinese market.
Under the agreement, eSOL will provide its real-time operating system (RTOS) platform products, designed to offer improved safety and scalability, along with its development tools.
These products will be integrated into Intron Technology’s automotive electronics solutions for Chinese customers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
Intron will support the deployment of these solutions with technical assistance and related services.
The partnership seeks to accelerate innovation and establish an application ecosystem for automotive software in China.
eSOL senior executive vice-president and chief technology officer Masaki Gondo said: “It is no exaggeration to say that the Chinese automotive market leads the world in EVs and autonomous driving, and that its technologies in these fields are at the forefront globally.
“eSOL intends to work with Intron Technology to further advance and develop SDVs in China and globally by helping Chinese OEMs and their partners accelerate R&D, shorten product development cycles, and further enhance creativity.”
This collaboration aims to enhance the integration of software and hardware technologies in the automotive electronics industry.
It will also focus on addressing the growing market opportunities in China’s electric vehicle (EV) and new energy vehicle sector.
Intron chairman, co-CEO and executive director Davy Luk said: “As a leading global enterprise in the field of embedded software platforms, the addition of eSOL constitutes a major expansion and development of our ‘automotive electronics industry service platform’ and toolchain partnership network.
“Intron Technology will give full scope to the strong synergy and ecological effect of the industrial service platform, work with partners to promote the innovation and application of embedded software technology, and explore the future of efficiency enhancement and transformation in automotive embedded R&D.”
