Bosch and Microsoft: Software platform for seamless connection of cars to the cloud

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2021: Announcement of the development of a software platform for transport

On February 18, 2021, it became known that Bosch and Microsoft agreed to cooperate on the development of a software platform for seamlessly connecting cars to the cloud. The purpose of this collaboration is to optimize the development and installation of automotive software throughout the life of the car in accordance with industry quality standards. The platform based on Microsoft Azure will include software modules from Bosch, will allow you to develop and install software in control units and automotive computers.

Bosch and Microsoft are developing a software platform for transport

As explained, another area of ​ ​ cooperation will be the creation of tools that optimize the effectiveness of the software development process. This, in turn, will contribute to the introduction of innovations and reduce the cost of developing automotive software within and between organizations. For drivers, the platform will give faster access to updated features and digital services.

Bosch and Microsoft intend to make the software platform available for the first prototype cars by the end of 2021.

Our collaboration with Bosch combines the experience of one of the world's automotive suppliers with the power of cloud computing Microsoft, AI and GitHub. As software quickly becomes a key differentiator in the automotive industry, our goal is to help accelerate the delivery of mobility services for cars and commercial fleets at the right level. told Scott Guthrie, executive vice president of Cloud + AI, Microsoft

Software will play an increasingly important role in future generations of cars. Without software, trends in the industry, such as electric mobility, autonomous driving and modern mobility services, would not be possible. They will require more frequent updates and upgrades in the future. However, stringent safety requirements throughout the life of the car make updating wireless software and digital services for cars very difficult. A wide range of different series and models makes the process difficult.

Bosch will bring into cooperation an understanding of the electrical and electronic architecture, control units and automotive computers necessary for remote updating of the car. In addition, the company will provide its expertise, as well as software products and development tools for cars. This includes basic and intermediate software for automotive computers and control units, as well as cloud software modules for updating the entire fleet. The presence of a comprehensive software platform from car to cloud will reduce the complexity of software development and system integration of the car.

The pre-integrated platform optimizes the complexity of wireless updates that will help ensure a constant update to the car's software. This is made possible by the fact that the architecture of the software of cars and clouds will now seamlessly combine with each other. narrated by Dr. Marcus Hein, Robert Bosch Board Member

Bosch and Microsoft plan to use a fully integrated enterprise platform GitHub and make important parts of the software platform available to everyone on the GitHub.com for code reuse and exchange of experience in the industry.