February Sonatus Spotlight Newsletter
It’s been an incredible start to 2024 for the Sonatus team. From awards to events, a new product, and podcasts in between, we’ve had a jam-packed schedule! Here’s the latest:?
Sonatus Updater announcement
In January, we announced our newest member of the Sonatus Vehicle Platform: Sonatus Updater, a comprehensive product suited for the rapidly evolving software content in vehicles today and the future. Sonatus Updater enables OEMs to securely manage all vehicle OTA software updates with predictability and end-to-end traceability. Dry runs can predict campaign costs and resolve conflicts before updates hit vehicles, and the detailed traceability will aid in troubleshooting and improving future campaigns. We’re excited about how Sonatus Updater will propel software-defined vehicles! Learn more here.
SDV Innovator Awards
We’re thrilled that MotorTrend Group awarded Sonatus not one but two Software Defined Vehicle Innovator Awards last month at the Consumer Electronics Show 2024.
Sonatus Co-Founder and CEO Jeffrey Chou was named a winner in the SDV Leader category. Jeff was recognized for leading the development of the highly connected and award-winning Sonatus Vehicle Platform from idea to implementation in millions of Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis cars.
Sonatus Co-Founder, CTO, and Chief Product Officer Yu Fang was also recognized as an SDV Pioneer for leading the way in developing fast, flexible software solutions for car and cloud that take advantage of existing electrical engineering architecture while delivering SDV capability.
Congrats to Jeff and Yu! Read more about this achievement here.
The Garage Podcast Season 2?
We kicked off filming season 2 of The Garage podcast at CES 2024! In the midst of all the SDV buzz at CES, it was great to step aside with industry leaders to talk about the most topical subjects in this space. The first episodes of this season are officially live! Check out a few of our most recent episodes below, and see our YouTube page or visit The Garage podcast page for more. Here are a few selected highlights:
In Season 2 Episode 2, Alexandre Corjon, EVP of Innovation and Software from Plastic Omnium and our CMO John Heinlein discuss diverse topics ranging from vehicle software, dynamic vehicle lighting, the future of hydrogen vehicles, usage-based vehicles, and much much more, including the joint CES demonstration between the two companies.
In Season 2, Episode 4, Mike Dosenbach, Director of SW Development, Auto Industry Products, from AWS joined John to discuss the future of the cloud in automotive. The discussion covers the evolution of AWS’s engagement with partners, prototyping in the cloud, machine learning, OTA Updates, the importance of data and much more.
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Driving Innovation Podcast
Speaking of podcasts, we also recently released some exciting episodes of Driving Innovation. Driving Innovation is a podcast hosted by our Head of Product Marketing, Sanjay Khatri, where we get more technical, diving into a wide range of topics about modern vehicle technology. Our newest conversations revolve around Sonatus Updater, xOTA, adaptive lighting, and making SDVs a reality. Thanks to our partners - Plastic Omnium and Arm - for joining us for a few conversations! Find all episodes on our YouTube channel or the Driving Innovation podcast page.
Recent blogs?
The era of personalized vehicle experiences is here
Sanjay Khatri wrote a blog recapping a recent episode of “Driving Innovation” featuring Jimmy Yang, Product Manager at Sonatus in which they discuss how Sonatus Vehicle Personalization Solution–a next-generation automation toolkit–empowers drivers to “program their own vehicles” to suit individual needs and personas. The solution significantly reduces the cost and complexity of adding adaptive features into vehicles, and enables even entry-level cars to automatically configure a broad range of driving and comfort settings to individual preferences.??
Sonatus Updater: Software update management for modern vehicles
Software is becoming integral to vehicles as the industry shifts universally towards “software defined vehicles” (SDVs). As software proliferates, it’s critical to have the ability to regularly apply software updates—like fixing bugs, patching cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and adding capabilities. Unfortunately, existing solutions for managing over-the-air updates (OTA) have not kept up with the increasing complexity of vehicle software. Sonatus Updater aims to offer an industry-leading solution for comprehensive xOTA management.?
Events
CES & SDV Expo
We started this year off strong with a major presence at both the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Automotive World SDV Expo, in Tokyo, Japan.. Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth to see our demos or simply to say hello! We really loved meeting each and every one of you. Special thanks to our partners for participating in our Tech Talks, and helping us bring software-defined vehicles to life at both shows.?
Upcoming Events
This year’s events have only just begun! Here’s where to catch us in the upcoming months: