The Hindu Business Line : Protocols for automotive electronics — Infosys becomes premier partner in Autosar

SOFTWARE major Infosys Technologies has become the first Indian firm to join the Automotive Open Systems Architecture (Autosar) to develop standards and protocols for automotive electronics.

Autosar is a network of major automobile manufacturers, suppliers, software houses, tool manufacturers and semiconductor companies with the goal of establishing a common software infrastructure standard for vehicle electronics. Members of Autosar include BMW, Volkswagen, Ford, GM, DaimlerChrysler, PSA, Toyota, Bosch, Siemens and Continental Teves amongst others.

"Infosys joins Autosar as a premium member and will participate in working groups focusing on tools, protocol development and standardisation for automotive electronics," said Autosar spokesperson, Mr Thomas Scharnhorst.

"Infosys will bring to Autosar its extensive experience and knowledge of software development standards, processes and methodologies as applied to the embedded application space. We look forward to partnering with Infosys in building the specifications for the next generation automotive electrical/electronic architectures," Mr Scharnhorst added.

Infosys has recently formed a product lifecycle and engineering solutions (PLES) group to focus on developing embedded solutions for the automotive industry, apart from product design and PLM solutions. This group will work closely with Autosar to develop the protocols and standards for next-generation automotive electronics, Infosys said in a press release.

Mr Sanjay Dutt, Associate Vice-President and Head, PLES, Infosys Technologies, said "Infosys has always believed in providing innovative value-based solutions to our clients. Our alignment with Autosar is a significant step in this direction. With this investment, we will be able to assist our automotive clients develop innovative and cost-effective solutions for next-generation automobiles."

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