Agreement to transform automotive mobility
STUTTGART, Germany,
May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Luxoft,
a DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) company, is working with CARIAD,
the automotive software company of Volkswagen Group, to provide
vehicle software development, testing, and integration
services.
Luxoft is supporting CARIAD in its strategic objective of
creating a uniform, scalable software platform for all Volkswagen
Group brands, including Volkswagen Group's unified Embedded
Software Platform VW.os.
"Luxoft is reliable and forward-thinking in its testing and
integration services, enabling us to accelerate the development of
our software platform and its components as well as state-of-the
art functionalities and usability," stated CARIAD CEO, Dirk
Hilgenberg.
CARIAD is working on a unified and scalable software platform
for all Volkswagen Group passenger car brands comprising the
Embedded Software Platform (VW.os), the Volkswagen Group Automotive
Cloud (VW.AC), and Big Data services. The objective is to support
the development of data-driven business models and innovations
across all Volkswagen brands. For the driver this generates several
benefits, including 24/7 connectivity, higher residual values, and
much lower maintenance downtime.
"We are proud to be working with CARIAD to enhance the driving
experience for Volkswagen customers worldwide. Luxoft and DXC have
extensive experience in providing connected car, autonomous
driving, software testing and integration solutions to the
automotive industry," said Luz G.
Mauch, Luxoft Executive Vice-President. "Our ultimate goal
is to empower car manufacturers to continually transform their
in-car technology and innovate the driver experience."
Luxoft and CARIAD will be working closely together to strengthen
both current and future automotive software. As part of the
agreement, Luxoft will train thousands of software engineers within
CARIAD. This innovative, collaborative approach will not only
ensure solutions are brought to market faster through
state-of-the-art delivery and usability services, but also enable a
best-in-class automotive customer experience for all Volkswagen
brands.
About Luxoft
Luxoft is the design, data and development arm of DXC
Technology, providing bespoke, end-to-end technology solutions for
mission critical systems, products and services. We help create
data-fueled organizations, solving complex operational,
technological and strategic challenges. Our passion is building
resilient businesses, while generating new business channels and
revenue streams, exceptional user experiences and modernized
operations at scale. For more information, please visit
luxoft.com
About CARIAD
CARIAD is an automotive software and technology company that
bundles together Volkswagen Group's software competencies and
further expands them, building upon a heritage of bringing
automotive innovation to everyone. Founded in 2020, more than 5,000
developers, engineers and designers worldwide unify their knowledge
at CARIAD to not only transform the Group to a software-driven car
company, but to transform the car into an automotive experience
that is seamlessly integrated into our digital life. Find out more
at cariad.technology/de/en.html
Contact
Jonathan
Batty
DXC PR
Jonathan.batty@dxc.com
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