Addressing the substantial growth anticipated in the automotive software and electronics market over the coming decade, HARMAN Automotive has introduced two new software products: Ready CQuence Loop and Ready Link Marketplace.
Both products are designed to enable car manufacturers, Tier 1 suppliers and developers to speed up automotive software development cycles, improve in-vehicle offerings and unlock new revenue streams.
Ready CQuence Loop is a comprehensive software defined vehicle (SDV) toolchain launching today in private preview. It increases developer productivity for faster delivery of new vehicle features by providing a fully virtualised environment.
The key benefits include:
- Fully managed service: Provides a single point of entry for automakers to develop and test automotive software stacks while HARMAN manages the complex underlying infrastructure. Users can onboard and quickly begin using preconfigured workspaces in Ready CQuence Loop in as little as 30 minutes
- Lower development and validation costs: Virtualises test benches, minimising reliance on physical hardware and enabling teams to collaborate effectively on shared development projects. For scenarios requiring real device testing, it integrates virtual testing and real device farms, maintaining a consistent developer experience
- Strong ecosystem for innovation: Offers APIs that allow third-party providers to extend Ready CQuence Loop with their toolchain-related workloads, such as embedded simulations, browser-based integrated development environments (IDEs), and continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines
“Today’s tools for automotive software development and testing are not aligned with modern software development practices,” commented Daniel Lueddecke, Senior Director and Ready CQuence Loop Product Lead at HARMAN. “With Ready CQuence Loop, we are changing the way automotive software is created and validated, prioritising developers, optimising their productivity and delivering tools they enjoy using.”
Meanwhile, Ready Link Marketplace is a unified digital commerce platform for in-vehicle experiences and beyond, connecting automakers, developers and users. It empowers car manufacturers to offer consumers tailored, value-driven apps, services and vehicle features, transforming every drive into a personalised and enjoyable journey.
The key benefits include:
- Unified digital commerce platform: Provides a single destination to deliver digital content, including apps, vehicle features and services, directly to end users
- Industry leading content: Expands the offering of our former HARMAN Ignite Store to create a rich ecosystem of more than 150 apps, entertainment options, and vehicle features, enhancing every day in-vehicle experiences
- Simplified integration and control: Delivers a ready-to-use product that is simple to deploy, control and manage from the Cloud, reducing complexity for automakers
- Future-ready monetisation: Includes pre-integrated payment capabilities powered by Samsung Checkout, enabling in-vehicle purchases and unlocking new revenue opportunities for automakers and developers
“Software is changing everything about the way vehicles are built and experienced,” said Heiko Huettel, Vice President of Software Products at HARMAN. “Ready CQuence Loop and Ready Link Marketplace are our way of making that change meaningful for developers, automakers and consumers, by focusing on what really matters—making it easier to deliver and receive better in-vehicle experiences for everyone.”
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